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j INSCRIPTIONS 

j ON THE 

I GRAYE STONES 

j IN THE 

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: GRAVE YARDS OF NORTHAMPTON, 

I AND OF 

OTHER TOWNS IN THE VALLEY OF THE CONNECTICUT, 

AS 

Springfield, Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield, &c. 

WITH 

BRIEF ANNALS OE NORTHAMPTON. 



EMBELLISHED WITH PORTRAITS OF 



PRESIDENT EDWARDS AND GOVERNOR STRONG. 



TRANSCRIBED BY 

THOMAS BRIDGlMEAir. 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 

PUBLISHED BY HOPKINS, BRIDGMAN & CO. 

1850. 






Entered acZ^dS^TtT^^^Mt of ^Congress, in the year 1850, 

By Thomas Bridgman, 
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District ofMass. 



H. 8. TAYLOR, PBINTEE 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 



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PREFACE 



Northampton, Dec. 1, 1850. 
The object of the Compiler in the work he has under- 
taken is to preserve in a durable form some most interest- 
ing but rapidly perishing memorials of our Puritan ances- 
tors. He has taken much pains to trace and to transcribe 
the inscriptions correctly. 

T. B. 

From the first settlement of Northampton in 1654, to 1661, a 
period of 7 years, there were 10 deaths. The place of burial was 
Meeting House Hill. The Town voted that after Oct. of that year 
no more biu'ials should be on that spot, and the present yard was 
selected for that pvirpose. The first person buried therein was 
Henry Curtis, the only person who died that year ; but no monu- 
ment designates the place of his interment, nor that of others, for 
many years. Among this number was Rowland Stebbins, ances- 
tor of all of the name now in America, who died Dec. 14, 1671, 
aged 77, to commemorate whose death a Granite Cenotaph has been 
erected, which will be noticed in the Sequel of Monumental des- 
criptions. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 



Greenfield, July 31, 1850. 
The subscriber cheerfully recommends to his friends and ac- 
quaintance, the proposed compilation of the inscriptions, epitaphs, 
&c. in the Northampton and Springfield Burying Grounds, by Mr. 
Thomas Bridgman. Such a work, ho believes, will be highly 
interesting, not only to the inhabitants of those towns and vicinity, 
but throughout the Commonwealth. In the list mil be found the 
names of some of the most distinguished men of our country, 
and the record of the same, as taken from the stone that marked 
their final resting place will be esteemed of no ordinary value by 
the patriot as well as the relative and friend. 

T. STRONG, 
Rector of St James Church, Greenfield. 



"We also concur in the above, as it will aid many having a de- 
sire to trace their ancestrv. 

DANIEL STEBBINS. 

GEOIIGE E. DAY, Fastor Edicards' Church, Northamx>ton, 
RUFUS ELLIS, Pastor 2d Congregational Church, " 
HENRY BURROUGHS, Bector St. Johns' Church, " 

D. M. CRANE, Pastor Baptist Church, " 
THOMAS MARCY, Pastor 31. E. Church, " 

E. Y. SWIFT, Pastor 1st Congregational Church, " 



Iladleg, Aug. 7, 1850. 
I approve of the design of !Mr. Bridgman' s Book, and trust it 
mil secure the favor and patronage of many in this section of the 
country. 

JOHN ^YOODBRIDGE, D. D. 

Pastor First Church in Iladleg. 



Xorfhampio)) , Aug. 16, 1850. 
The subscriber recommends the publication of this book. 
W. ALLEN, D. D. 
Late President of Bowdoin College. 



I like the form of ISIr. Bridgman's work. I should think such 
a work would h a rather large sale. 

iiDWARD lliTCHCOCK, D. D., LL. D. 

President of Amherst College. 



BRIEF ANNALS 

OP 

N O R T H A M P T O N 



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Northampton, at the foot of Mount Iloiyokc, is geiieraily re 
gardecl as tlic most beautiful village in the valley of the Connect- 

: icut, perhaps in New England. 

16o3. Certain Inhabitants of Springfield, 2-1 in number, peti- 

i tioned the General Court for liberty to make a settlement at Non- 
Ny j atuck, about lo miles up the river, representing that the place was 

i I suitable to erect a town for the furtherance of the public weal and 

' propagation of the Gospel, and obtained permission. In the rec- 
ords of the company the name is written variously, Nonatuck, Nal- 
wottogc, and Xonoottack. The accent being on the last syllable, 
the words, in the indistinct enunciation of the Indians, will appear 
to be the same. Thus on the records, Pewongenug is also writ- 

\ ten Pewongenuck. Kev. John Eliot uses the < Indian word Noau- 

I tuck, as meaning, in the midst of the Hiver.' By its vv'indings 
the meadows of Northampton, Hadley, and Hatfield are in the 

, midst of the River. 

'[ 1653, Sep. 21. John Pynchon bought Nonatuck of the Indians ; 

i ' a large tract on the west side of the Connecticut Hiver, including 
Northampton and other towns. The Sachems, or Chiefs, who 
signed the deed, were Chickwalhppt or Waiohilloica, Nenessehalanf, 
Nassicohee, and Paquahalant, 

The Avitnesses were Elizur Holyoke, Henry Burt, Thomas Coop- 
er, and Thomas Stcbbins. The payment was 100 fathom of wam- 

' XJTim, 10 coats, the plowing of 16 acres, and a few smaU presents. 

I As he made the purchase in behalf of the - ' Htioners, he as- 

i 1 signed the land to them in 1662. In Novemb certain regula- 

! tions were made concerning those, who should go up in the next 

: ! spring to settle at « Nallwottoge.' 

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ANNALS OP NORTHAMPTON. 



1654, May 9. Two settlements being proposed, Pynchon Hol- 
vokc, and Samuel Chapin, by appointment of the General Court, | 
laid out tbe bounds of the first settlement at >,onatuck, extend- 
,inff from the little meadow (Hatfield) to the Great Falls, and 9 
i mUe bIJJ-k, and west fi'om the river. Mount Ilolyoke is probably 
named after Mr. Eli/ur Holyoke. The town is now commenced 
I and this may be regarded as the date of the first settlement. 
I Of the 94 petitioners, only 7 were among the settlers,— namely, 
4 Robert Bartlett, WilUam Clark, Edward Ehner, John Gilbert, 
[ William Janes, William Miller, and Thomas Root. Others^ came 
from Windsor, Hartford, and Dorchester. Thename^of _^olth- 
| ampton Ayas adopted. Nov. 18. The first marriage, David Burt 

l!''''lG55!'^MtI^^'2.'' The first birth; Ebenczer, son of Joseph and 
I ! Mary Parsons. May 30, James Bridgman born. -, r. t, 

I ! 1(^6, Jan. 1-1. Tire first death, James, son of James and Sarah 
1 i Bridoman. In tliis year there were nine bii'ths. Among the set- 
tiers were Joseph Parsons, Isaac Sheldon, and Samuel Al en. , 

IGoT June 2^5. A town meeting was held, a grant of land was 
made to Joseph Parsons, and Samuel Allen. It was agreed to 
^icurc a minister. Measures taken to protect the Indians from 
the cvUs of intoxicating drinks. 

July 30 Lampancho, sachem, sold to the town Pewongenug 
for 30* shillings ; tliis was included in the former purchase. 

1658. The first meeting to raise money to defray town expen- 
ses, Counting to 130 dollars, 110 of which we for --is^enal 
services. It was agreed to aUow Rev. Mr. Mathei, as a .aiarj, 
about 350 dollars a year. He began to preach here m J^^i>- 

Oct 17 The title to Capawonk, the little meadow m Hatfield, 
relhiqlrished on condition of a settlement by the next May on 
both sides of the river,-in Hatfield and Hadley. 

1G61, June 18. The church was gathered ; and the fii.t minis- 
tei Eleazer Mather, son of Rev. Richard Mather of Dorchester, 
; was ordSed. The seven ' piUars' of the church, the seven men, 
fii^t org^'zed as a church,-were David Wilton, Wilham Clark, 
Ijihn Strono-,HenryCunliffe, Henry Woodward, Thomas Root, 
'SThomal'lIanchet; John Strong, was the ancestor of tlie ae 
GovcmoTstrong ; Henry ^Voodward was the ancestor oi the late 
Dr Samuel B. Woodward. John Stcbbins and others appointed | 
To buUd a meeting house, 42 feet square, at an -l^ense no^ excee. - , 
imr 150 pounds. The first militia company organized. Ihe bun- | 
ab, atte October, no longer on meeting house nil, but ^^ the pre^ , 
ent cemetery. Woratuck, or Hadley .^;as sett ed, long called ISe^ 
Town The word may be the same as Norwattuclc. 

1GG2. The foUowing are the names of the inhabitants, eight 
years after the settlemcmt :-Gco. Alexander, Samuel Allen, Alex 
Alvord Edward Baker, Robert Bartlett. Thomas Bascom, James 



ANNALS OP NORTHAMPTON. 

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' Bridgman, John Brougliton, David Burt, Joshua Carter, William [ • 
and Nathaniel Clark, Aaron Cook, Henry Cunliff, widow Curtiss, j , 
\ Nathaniel Dickinson, Alex. Edwards, Zachcry Picld, Thomas 1 1 
I Ford, lUch. Goodman, David and Thonfas Hanchet, Wilham andji 
\ John Ilannum, Kobert Hay ward, William Ilolton, William and j : 
: John Ilulbcrt, Jona. Hunt, Ralph Hutchinson, John IngersoU, i 
' Yvlliiam Janes, John King, Geo. Langton, Walter Leo, William} 
: i and Thomas Devv'is, Rich. John, and Robert Lyman, Thomas Ma- j 
'|son, Eleazer Mather, John Miller, Joseph Parsons, Natlianiel p 

I Phelps, Medad Pomerov, Thomas and John Root, Thomas Salinon, 

": iSaac Sheldon, William' Smead, Christopher Smith, John Stebbins, I 
:| John and Thomas Strong, and J. Strong, jun. Geo. Sumner, Mrs. 
j Williams, Ensigrf Wilton, Thomas W oodford, Samuel Wright, 
M and S. W. jun., and Henry Woodvrard. Such is the connexion 

I I of famUies, that Rev. W. Allen of N. is a descendant not only of 
;' Samuel Allen; but, also bv his father, of Thomas Ford, John 
j Strong. Isaac Sheldon, Joseph Parsons, and Thomas AVoodford ; 

i ' and, by his mother, of John Strong, and Henry Woodward. 
' May 7. This town, Springfield, and Hadley constituted the , 
county of Hampshire. \ 

1663. The first school was organized. : 

1664. Measures to restrain the youth from disorderly behavior 
on the Sabbath. 

1665. Deacon Samuel Wright died, from whom descended the 
late Governor Silas Wright of Ncvv" York. 

1667. A court House erected. [ 

1669, July 2i. Rev. E. Mather died ; during his ministry there j 

were 71 churc-ti members. Measures to prevent the Indians from 

doing damage on the Sabbath, and to counteract the evil example 

of their drinking and profanity. 

1672, Sept. 11. Rev. Solomon Stoddard was ordained. He 

was minister 56 years. His descendants remain in N. 

1675. King Pliilip's war began. Robert Bartlett, Thomas Hol- 
ton, :Marv Earle, Samuel iMason, Praisever Turner, and 9 others 
were killed by the Indians. Hadley was attacked, but the people 
under Gen. GofFc repulsed the enemy. 

1676. May 19. In the < Fall fight,' so called, near Deerfield, of 
the 38, who were killed, were Capt. Wm. Turner, and 14 others 
from Northampton; among whom Avere John Miller, Thomas 
Roberts, Joseph Fovler, William Howard, and John Foster. 
Perhaps some Avere soldiers, not settlers. In a few days after- 
wards^ Hatfield was attacked and 12 houses and barns burnt ; 

[ but 25 bold young men from Hadley charged the large body of 
the enemy and put them to flight. It was voted to accept a gar- 
rison of 50 men. The meeting house and several houses were pal- 
isaded. Joseph Hawley invited to teach a school. 

1677. The number of church members was 76. 



VUl ANNALS OF NORTHAMPTON. 

1679. Up to this year more than 500 church members had been 
admitted. 

1683. A groat revival of religion ; also in 1690, and 1712. 

1681. Died Xehomiali Allen, the ancestor of Gen. Ethan Allen. 

1689. The town palisaded from half a mile to a mile square. 

1692. A fine of 12 pence imposed for every non-attendance up- 
i on a town meeting. 

1 1694. A salary of £40 to the schoolmaster for the next twenty 
■ years. 

169;). 'My. Stoddard relinquished all debt of the town to him. 

1097. An order for a foot bridge over Mill Iliver to South-st. 

1699. The town ordered, that no more candle wood should be 
collected for use within 7 miles of the Meeting House, on forfeit- 
I ure of the same. Elder John Strong died, aged 92 : his descend- 
: ants numerous. 

! * 1700. Pine trees not to be boxed for turpentine within 3 miles. 
I 1703. Jan. 17. Col. John Pynchon died. A sermon by 'Mr. 
I Stoddard on his death was published. 

' 1704. Capt. John Taylor, and 10 of the name of Janes, and 10 
i others killed by the Indians at Paskhommuck, at the foot of Mount 
i Tom. Killed at Deertield Mrs. WUliams, daughter of the Rev. 
i E. Mather. 
' 1700. The number of church members was 96. 

1708. 'Joseph and Sanvael Parsons killed by the Indians. 

1711. Samuel Strong jr. also killed by them. 
i 1712. A Grammar school ordered to be supported for 20 years : 
it has never been discontinued. To tliis time there was only a 
bridle path to ' the Bay,' or to Boston. 

1713. A water privilege at the foot of Mt. Tom to Benj. Steb- 
bins, on condition that for 4 years he sell boards at 20 shillings a 
thousand feet. 

1715. An alms house erected on meeting house hill. 

1720. Elder Preserved Clap died. 

1724. Nathaniel Edwards 2d, was killed by the Indians at the 
corn mill. 

1726. The town granted Round Hill to Col. J. Stoddard for 40 
pounds. 

1727, Feb. 15. Rev. Jonathan Edwards, was ordained as col- 
league in the ministry with his grandfather, Mr. Stoddard. 

1729, Feb. 16. Rev. Mr. Stoddard died : during his ministry, 
the admissions to the chtirch 680. Of the sermons of Rev. Mr. 
Williams of Hatfield, and of Mr. Edwards on his death the to-\vn 
requested copies for the press. 

1735. A revival of religion ; 200 converts in 6 months, 10 of 
them about 90 years of age. 

1736. The number of church incml:)ers Avas 620. 

1737. The ncAV meeting house, 70 by 46 feet, built on meeting 



ANNALS OF NORTHAMPTON. IX j 

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house hill, near the old one, with a steeple : it lasted till 1812. j; 
The men were seated at the south end, the women on the north ! 
side, the young men alone in the gallery, the children in front of '■ 
the pews. 

1740. Mr. Whitefield preached at Northampton ; great atten- 
tion to rehgion ; revivals m 150 congregations. 

IT-IG. From 1729 to this year, Mr. Edwards being the minister, 
the admissions into the church were 495. M 

1747, Oct. 9. Rev. David Brainerd, missionary, died at the || 
house of Mr. Edwards, aged 29. Jerusha Edwards, betrothed to |- 
him, died a few months afterwards, aged 17, and was buried at'; 
his side. \\ 

August. Elisha Clark killed by the Indians. lie was the last ; 1 
of between 50 and 60 deaths by Indians, as states on the records 
of the town. 

1748. Col. John Stoddard, a man of gre-^t influence in public 
affairs, died in Boston. The number of polls, and estates about 
350. 

1750, June 22. Mr. EdAvards v.-as dismissed : in August he re- 
moved his family to Stockbridge. He died at Princeton, March 
22, 1758, aged 55. For more than 23 years was he in the ministry 
in Northampton. The cause of his removal was his maintenance 
of the principle, that the liOrd's sixpper is designed for those, who 
in the judgment of charity are true christians ; in opposition to 
Mr. Stoddard's views, who regarded it as a converting ordinance. 
The church now adoj)ts the principle, for which they rejected him. 

1753, Dec. 5. Rev. John Hooker was ordained ; he died of the 
small pox Feb. 6, 1777. Southampton was incorporated as a sep- 
arate district ; Ilev. Jonathan Judd, had been the minister of this 
2d precinct since 1743 : he died 1803. 

1755, Augxist 17. Capt. Hawley, Lt. Pomeroy and Thomas 
Wait killed at lake George. 

1756, August 26. Died Abigail Alvord, aged 102 ; her name 
before marriage was Phelps. 

1760. A letter of Joseph HaAvley was published, in which he 
humbly acknowledged his sin m the efforts, wliich he made for 
the removal of Mr. Edwards ; and he also expressed his belief, 
that ' the town and church' were lying under * great guilt in the 
sight of God,' for vrhich they should pray for forgiveness, and 
their repentance for which, now that Mr. Edwards was dead, 
should be manifested by their vindicating his character and honor- 
ing his memory. 

1767, Oct. G. Elisha Alvord gave a deed of a lot in the center 
of Northampton, ' To the Inhabitants of the Coanfi/ of Hamp- 
shire,' in consideration of 130 pounds paid by Ebenezer Hunt, 
Timothy Dwight, Jr., Seth Pomeroy, Caleb Strong, Solomon Stod- 
dard, Samuel Clark, Ephraim Wright, William I-yman, Seth Ly- 



ANNALS OF NORTHAMPTON. 



man, John King, Samuel Parsons, Jonathan Allen, Selah Wright, 
Joseph Allen, Joseph Cook, Joseph liVman, Benj. Sheldon, Jr., 
Quartus Pomcroy, Elisha I,yman, Gideon Clark, John Hodge, 
Hezekiah Russell, Thomas Bridgman, EHjah Southwell, Asahel 
Clapp, Abncr Barnard, Daniel Hitchcock, Wm. Mather, Levi | 
Shepherd, Eliphaz Strong, Seth Clapp, Elnathan Wright, Joseph '. 
Parsons, Haines KingsleY,Tiniothy Parsons, Anson and Enos Kings- jj 
ley, Asa Wright, Josiah Parsons, Jr., Titus King, Oliver Eyman, [i 
Elihu Lyman, Elkanah Burt, Ebenezer Clapp, Eiihu Clark, Pliny 
Pomeroy, Abijah Wait, John Parsons, Jr. Sun eon and Jos. Clapp, 
Joseph Hut cliins, Lemuel Lyman, David Lyman, Elias liyman, Jr. ; 
and Asahel Danks of Northampton, and Sam'l Fairfield of Hatheld. - 

The land, thus purchased by the principal inliabitants of North- 
ampton, was by them given to the County, ex^Dressly for but two 
objects, ' for the purpose of a Green, or Common, and for erecting 
a Court House, or Court Houses thereon.' 

Very improperly, by some mistake, the County Court was in- | 
duced'to license in 181G the Selectmen to erect a Town Hall on ; 
this I;ot, close to the Court House, to the great injury of the beau- 
! ty of its situation, — to the inconvenience of the inhabitants of the j, 
i County, who fieciuent the Courts, and to the destruction in part ' 
' of the Small Public Green in the very center of the Town. I 

It is understood, that the County Commissioners have full power j 
to revoke the License, which Avas given in disregard of the provis- 
ions of the Alvord Deed, and to order the removal of the old Town 
Building from the County I^ot, and to restore the site of it to the 
use of the County as ' a green or common.' Pespectable memo- ' 
rialists of various Towns in the County have already presented the | 
subject to their consideration. We may expect, that as intelligent \ 
and worthy men, the express 'guardians of the rights of the Coun- 
ty, they will do theii- duty. — In the mean Avhile, the Town has an j 
opportunity voluntarily to pursue the path of justice and honor, j 
and to restore the land to the sole uses, for which the former Fa- '[ 
thers of the Town, the ancestors of most of the present inhabitants, | 
; purchased it and gave it ' to the inhabitants of the County.' The ; 
i Town having erected a new and elegant Town Hall on a different I 
j lot, has no longer an occasion for the old building, as a Town j 
j Hall, and can use it only to rent or to save a little expense ; and 
i if> l)y possibility, they could now legally hold it, yet they could ' 
not in justice to the County and Avith a senthnent of honor to the ' 
■ memory of their Fathers. — As we have to do at present Avith the i; 
grave yard, Ave Avill say, it Avould be strange, if any Avorthy man i 
' in Northampton, out of economy, should rob the grave yard of his 
j Father's Monument to make it a stepping stone to the door of his 
house. 

1771, April 30. Died Col. Tim. DAvight; grandfather of Presi- 
dent DAvight. 



ANNALS OF XORTHAMPTOX. Xl 



1775. Dr. Wm. Mather, and Rev. J. Hunt of Boston died. 

1778, June 6. Rev. Solomon Williams was ordained : he was 
in the ministry 56 years. Westhampton was incorporated as a 
town, including a tract 4 miles wide from the west part of North- 
ampton : Rev. Enoch Hale, was ordained the minister the next 
year. 

178o. Easthampton was incorporated as a district ; and as a 
town in 1809. Rev. Payson AVilliston, yet living, was ordained 
in July, 1787. 

1788, March 10. Joseph Hawlcy, Esq. died, a grandson of Rev. 
Mr. Stoddard. He was a distinguished lawyer, and statesman. 

1790. The population was 1628 ; in ISOO', it was 2100 ; in 1810, 
it was 2631 ; in 18o0, it was 5309. 

1801. March, a great flood. 

1805, Jan. 5. Phebe, wife of Noah Parsons, died ; she was the j 
daughter of Wm. Bartlett, and at the age of four or five years was 
a convert, as was stated by Mr. Edwards in one of his books. } 

1806. Sarah, relict of S. Baker, died, aged ninety-eight. 
1809. Widow Margaret Rust, died, aged ninety-five. 

1812. Oct. 28. New Meeting House dedicated: the old house 
stood a few feet south-easterly. Widow Hannah Wright died, 
aged 98. 

1819. Nov. 7. Caleb Strong died, aged7i. He was Governor 
from 1800 to 1807, and from 1812 to 1815. His ancestors were 
Elder John, Ebenezer, Jonathan and Caleb. 

1820. Dr. Ebenezer Hunt died. 

1822. The Court House burnt. It was built in 1813. 

1823. Present Court House built. 

1825. The Unitarian church formed. The pastors have been 
Rev. Edward B. Hall, ordained Aug. 16, 1826, tiU Dec. 6, 1829 ; 
Rev. Oliver Stearns, Nov. 9, 1831 to March 31, 1839 ; Rev. John 
S. Dwight, May 20, 1840 to 1841 ; and Rev. Rufus Ellis, the pres- 
ent minister, June 5, 1843. 

1826. The admission into the Church, 117. Episcopal Church 
organized. The ministers have been Rev. G. Griswold, 1826, 
Rev. Jos. Muenscher, 1828 to 1831, Rev. W. Chaderton,, 1835, 
Rev. D. Devens, 1838, Rev. Orange Clark, D. D. 1841, Rev. Hen- 
ry Burroughs, 1843 to the present time. 

1829. Solomon Stoddard died, aged 94 : High Sheriff before 
the revolution. 

1831. The admission into the Church, 164. 

1832. The number of Church members was 728. The 
" Edwards Church," so called, being a Colony from the Old 
Church, was formed; the Ministers of which have been Rev. 
Dr. Jolin Todd, now of Pittsfield, and Rev. John Mitchell. Rev. 
Geo. E. Day, the present Minister, ordained Jan. 12, 1848. 

1834. Rev. Solomon WilHams died, aged 82. His Colleagues, 



ANNALS or NORTHAMPTON. 



who are now living, though not in Northampton, were Rev. Dr. 
Mark Tucker, from March 10, 1821, to Aug. 16, 1827 ; Rev. Dr. 
I. S. Spencer, from Sept. 11, 1828, to March 12, 1832 ; and Rev. 
Dr. Joseph Penney, from June 5, 1833, to Nov. 23, 1835. 

1837. Nov. 7. Rev. Charles Wiley was ordained, and dis- 
missed Feb. 26, 1845. Dr. W. is now one of the Ministers of 
Utica. 1 

1843. April 15-18. A great flood of the Connecticut. The \ 
number of members in the first church was 515. j 

1845. Connecticut River Rail Road from Springfield to North- j 
ampton was opened. i 

Nov. 19. Rev. E. Y. Swift ordained over the first church. | 

1846. Nov. 24. Rail Road to Greenfield opened. Rev. D. j 
M. Crane took the charge of the Baptist Church. | 

1847. Round Hill Water Cure opened by Dr. Denniston ; now j 
under Dr. Hall. Rev. Dr. C. J. Tenney, formerly Minister of! 
Newport, and of Wethersfield, died, aged 67. Joseph Lyman, | 
formerly High Sherifi", died, aged 80. He gave the town the lot j 
for the Boy's High School. Dr. Charles L. Segur died, aged 85. j 

1848. Dr. Denniston's new Water Cure Establishment opened, j 
June. Nine children of Benjamin Tappan, who died in 1831, | 

aged 83, met from different States at Northampton — Benjamin, I 
John, Arthur, Charles, Lewis, &c., at the average age of 68 years : 
all living in 1850, at the average of more than 70 — an unequalled 
family longevity. John Tappan gave his father's estate for a fe- 
male school. 

1819. Dr. Munde's Water Cure. New Town Hall erected. 

1850. Dr. Samuel B. Woodward died. 

June 22. A cenotaj^h erected by Dr. Daniel Stebbins to Jona- 
than Edwards, 100 years after his dismission. 

Methodist Meeting House built. Rev. Tho. Marcy pastor. 

Nov. 20. Philip Princeley, an Irishman, 101 years old, retain- 
ing liis sight, and hearing, and mental powers, and able to do a 
little work in spinning. 

1850. From 1651 to 1850, the whole number of Births, 3911 ; 
Marriages, 1538 ; Deaths, 4830. The record is imperfect. 



EPITAPHS 



" Go where the ancient pathway guides, 

See whrre our sires hud down 
Their smiling habes, tluir cherished brideSj 

The pairiarclis t>\ the town ; 
Hast liit'U a tear for buried h)vc ? 

A sigli for transient power? 
All that a century left above. 

Go, read it in an hour."--HoLME8. 



NORTHAMPTON. 

The oldest Monument in the Old Burying Ground, is about one rod 
' west of a pine tree on the hill, at the east end of the yard. It fa- 
^ ces the east, is much defaced by time, and all that is legible are 
the following letters and figures. 

i CAP 

i E G 8y 

I DM8 

! 1683 or 1685. 

[ It is supposed to have been, Cap. E. Gray, (or Elisha Graves), 

I Died May 8, 1683 or 1685. 

I 

I TFiOMAS 

I HOSMER AGED 

83yERS HE 
DyED APRILL 12 
1687 



LIEVTEN 

WILLIAM CLARKE 

AGED 8! 

yEARS DE'^ 

IVLy 19 It 90 



AGED 17 yEA 
RS WHO DvEDIN 
IVLy ANO 1G90 

Trii 

LIViENAN 
iOHN LTMAN 

AGED 66yER 
DyED AvGst 

the '2ath 1690 



HERE LvE re THE BODy 

OF MAIOH Aaron Cook 

Aged Abovt 80 yEARs 

WHO DvKD SEP the V. 

ANiNODOM 1690 




This stone is on the east side of the old burying yard, and is 
about two feet square. 

lOSEPH 

LIMAN SoN 

oF JOHN LIMAN 

AGED -21 vEARS 

DyE' FEBRY 18 

l()91 



M 



HENRY 
bVRT DyED 
SEP' 26 1735 

AGED 75 yEAR 



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ETITAPHS. 


15! 


1 


DEACON 

lONAthAN 

HUiN r AGED 54 

yEARS HEDGED 

SEPt29 1691 


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THE— BoDy oF MOS 


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ES— LyMON WHo 

DyE°TME2-^oF FEB 

RUARY IN THE 38 


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yEAR oF HIS AGE 

IN THEyEAR 

1701 


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EXPERANC 




Parsons Da 






VGHTER oF EB & 






HA WRIGHT VVH 






DyEDIVNE5 






P^y'^SOy'^ oF HER AGE 






1715 




Here lies intered 




The Body of 






BexNjamen King, 






of Northampton, 


1 




who dyed lANVRy 


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20 1718 in the 


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44'" year of his 






AGE 


j 


WAIT y^ WIFE 




oF MoSES PERSONS 






DyE'^ oN SEP' y^ 9 






1731 AGE^ 20 






yEAR 


i 



16 EPITAPHS. 



HERE LyETH ths 

Body of MR John 

Hunt Who DyED 

April y« 15'" A D 

1713 in the 

45"' year of 

His Age 



HERE LyETH 

THE BODy oF 

SAMVE' BARtLETT 

who DyED oN FEBVARy 

26 IN THE 73 yEAR oF HIS 

AGE. ANNODOMINI 17 i I 



HERE LyETH 

THE Body 

oF 

SARAH BARTLETT 

ho dyed lANVRY 17 

IN 07 yEAR oF HER 

AGE ANODOMINI 1716 



HERE LyETH THE 

Bony o'F DECON 

MEDAD pVMRY 

WHO DyED DECEMBER 30 

1716 JN THE 79 yEAR 

oF HIS AGE 



KATRON 

SHELDoN DyE"^ 

oN NOVR y^ 9 

1727 AGE^ 1() 

yEAR 



SIMEON JUDD 

jv^oTE. — On the cast side, near the new Tov.'n tomb. 



EPITAPHS. 



17 



Here lieth Intered 
The Body of Deacon 
Samuel Allin, Who 
Died March y^29^ 
1739, In the G4'" 
year of his age. 
Father of Josei^h A. and Grandfather of Rev. Thomas A. of 
Pittsfield, Mass., Hey. Solomon A. of Northampton, ISIass., and 
Rev. Moses A. of Georgia, who died at Savannah in the Revohi- 
tionarv war. 



IN MEMORy oF 

MRs MARY y« 

WIFE oF MR Ebenez^^ Wright 

who died the 

15 of April 

1748 aged 65 

yEARS 




Note. — A dark colored stone about 20 inches high, on the east 
front of the Old Burving Ground. 



HERE LIES y^ Body 

of MR NATH." Curtis 

who died August 

18 1749 ***** 

yEAR oF * * * * * 



IN MEMORY of 

MR AMOS LOO 

MIS who DIED 

SEP' 10"^ 1756 

in the 25 yEAR 

of his AGE 



2* 



18 EPITAPHS. 



HERE LyEs THE Booy 
of MERCY CLARK The 

wife of Joseph Clark, 

the Daughter of 

Ehenezer &, Mary 

Wright Jun. who Dyed 

February y'^ 14 

1735 in the 22 

year of her Age. 

Note. — The first person that died in Northampton, west precinct. 



Here lieth the Body 
of M" Rachel 

y'' wife of M"- Gi 

D * * ARK who 

Died Sep. TAD 

1*49 in y^ 26 
year of her Age. 

Here lie y*" Body of 
Mr. Thomas Judd 
Who Died Decern'^'' 
y" 31 Anno Dom 
1749 In f 59 
yEAR of his age. 



In Memory of I 

Lievt John j 

Miller who ! 

Died April 30 i 

1758 Aged | 

58 years. ) 



Ensign 

NOAH 

g'p # * * 

Note. — This stone is broken, and lies on the ground near the 
east front of the yard. 



EPITAPHS. 19 

This in Memory 
of INIrs. HaxVnah 
Relick of Lieut. 
John Miller who 
Died Nov 16*" 
1762 In the 62 
year of her 

Age. , 

Here is Liiried y" ' 

Body of Joseph 
Bascom son of 
Mr. Josejih Bascom, 

who died Feb"" ;, 

15 Anno Dom |i 

1749-50 aged '^ 

12 years. 

In Memory of 

M' Ebenezer Wait 

Died. 

October 4 1755 ij 

in y*" 44^'' year il 

of his age. 

In Memory of 

Cap^ Preserved 

Clap who died 

October 11 1757' 

in y° 83'^ year 
of his age. 

NATHANIE 

ALEXANDER 

Dy^'^ oN No VI em' 

y^ 10 1725 AGED 

49 yEAR 

lOH-^ HIS SON« S 



20 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
M" Mehetabel y' 

widow of Cap' 
Preserved Clap, 

who died Oct'" 
1, 1767 in y°85 
year of her age. 



Here lies the 
Rev. John Hooker 

Who died of the small pox, 6 February, 1777, in the 49 year of 

1 his ministry. In him an excellent and cultivated genius, graceful 

i elocution, engaging manners, and the temper of the gospel united 

[j to form an able and faithful minister, and to render him exemplary 

and beloved in all the relations of life. The affectionate people 

of his charge, in remembrance of his many amiable and christian 



Here lyes 

Intered the 

body of Eunice 

Lyman daughter to 

Benjamin and Thank 

ful Lyman of North 

hampton who dyed 

lune 1, 1720 in the 

fourteen year of her 

age. 



M. I. 



The above is on a stone about 18 inches square, the letters 3^ 
inches. 



AblGAll 

WIFE oF NATIl^ PHELPS 

DyED oN laNa 

yE 1723.^ AGED 

*27 yERS. 



EPITAPHS. 



21 



HERE LyE''^ 

y^ BODY oF 

AblGAll y^ 

WIFE SAMV^ 

FAIREFIELD Wh° 

DyE'^oN I FN' 

XIII 1726 AGE'^ 

27 yEAR AND 

PP.VDFNCE FAIR 

FIFLD DnED on 

lEN-^XX 1726 

AT 13 DAYS 

OLD. 



Abraham Miller 
dyed on Fel/ 

the 7 1727 
aged 58 years. 



Sarah y*' wife of 

Cap. loHN Persons 

dye'^ on April y' 15 1728 

age 69 years. 

CAP' 

iOlIN 
PERSONS, DyE"^ 
oN APR'y*^ 19 

ANNO'^ 1728 
AG-^ 79 yEAR. 

Here lyeth 
the body of 
Pelatiah Holbkoo 
K who died on the 

12 Nouember 

17-3. 8. in the 22 

year of his age. 



22 EPITAPHS. 



EbEN-^ 
STRONG 
DyED oN y'' 
9 oF IVNE 
1725 AGED 
ITyEARS. 



Here lies 

Intered 

the body of Beni 

AMiN King of 

Northampton who 

died Fanuary 20"' 

1718 in the 44"' year 

of his age. 



Hannah 

wife of 

Ei.ia"' King 

dye' on Ocr 

10 (1723) age"^ 

27 yEAR. 



EbENR 

bVRT DyE 

IN IVNE 1728 

AT 5 yEAR oL^. 



EbEN^ STRONG 

DyE° oN NoR y'= 12 

1729 AGE' 59 

yEA-^. 



AARON STR 

ONG DyE' AVG' 2 

1732 AGK' 12 yEAR 

EbEN-^ SON. 







EPITAPHS. 23 1 






Here is intered 






The Body of the 




Rev. 


Mr. Solomon Stoddard A M 


Sometime 


fellow 


of Harvard College, Pastor of ye Church in 


Northampton, N. 


E. for near 60 years, who departed this Life 11 


February 


1729 and in the 86 year of his age ; A Man of God, an 1 


able Minister of the New Testament, singularly qualified for that i j 


sacred Office and 


faithful therein ; A light to the Churches in : 


general, a 


peculiar blessing to this ; Eminent for the holiness of his 


life, as remarkablt 


) for his peace at death. 


SAiMVELL 






WRIGHT DyF/ oN 






Oi:'' y' 7 1732 


1 




AGE^ 49 yEAR 






SAM' SuN. 


SARAH 


1 




WIFE of M-^ SAM' 






WIUGHT DyE'* 






APK' y^ 4 173,^2 


1 




AGE'^ 76 yEAR. 


M^ 






SAM' 






CLAUK DyE*^ 






oN A VGS' y« 






5 1729 AGE'' 






NEIi 76 vEAR 




WHO bVllY'^ 4 SON^ AND || 






5 DAVGHT,". 


HERE LIETH THE 






BoDy oE LIEU,T 






10 HN PARSONS 






who died Sept 






14 1746 in the 






73 yEAR oF HIS 






AGE. 



24 EPITAPHS. 



" JosKi'H Parsons Esq 
Died Nov 29 1722 or (1729) 
in the 83'' year of age. 



TJDIA 

Wifeof lOSEP HAWLEY Esq 

who Df' Oct 28th 1732 in 

y*" 76 y"" uF Her Age. 



Here lyeth the Body 

of 

Lie It Joseph Hawley 

who dyed June y^ 1 A D 1735 

in the 53d year of his age. 



This Monument Erected 

By Joseph Clarke 

To the Memory of 

Hon J 'Si:ph Hawley Esq. 

who died March 10 1788. 



Here lies Mrs Mebeka Hawley 

who died Jan^2'' 1766 in y^ 

8P' year of Her age 

She was y^ widow Mr Joseph 

Hawley dec"' at the 

right hand of whom she is 

intered 

And dau'^oF Rev'' 

So" Stoddard. 

Earth's highest station ends in here he lies, 

And dust to dust concludes her noblest song. 



EBi:'^ 

EDWARD^ Dy'^ 

oN OC 11 1723 AGE'* 

2 yEAE. 



EPITAPHS. 25 

MR. WILLIAM Jadd 
Died May G 
1755 in the 

57 year of 
his Age. 



DEcon Thos Shelden Dyo 

oN IVAE y^ 7th 1775 

AGE 63 yEARS. 



LYETII 

HERE THE BODy oF 

lOHN PARSONS ESa who 

Decesed NOVEMBER y'' 29 

A D J72<) AGED 83 

yEARS. 



HERE LyETIl THE BODy . 

oF MRS EELSEBETH PAR ^ 

SONS RELiCK oF lOSEPH 

PARSONS Esa wHo 

DvEl) MAv y^ II A D 

1736 AGEI) b9 yEARS. 



HERE is BuRIED THE 
BODy oF CAPTAIN 

EBENEZER PARSONS 

who Dit (I July the 

1st 1744 IN y^ 60th 

yEAR of his AGE. 

HERE LiES f BO 

Dy oF MR MOSES 

PARS *** WHO 

DIED lANnARy 3 

1745^ AGED 

37 yEARS. 



26 EPITAPHS. 



MRS MERCy 
WiFE oF CAP^ 

EBENEZER 
PARSONS DI- 
ED NOVRM'^ 1st 
1753 AGED 
68 yEARS. 



EuMCE, DAuT' 
of MOSES PAR 
SONS DIED A 
PRiL 17 1755 
in the 18 yEAR 
oF HER AGE. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Benj\min Alvord 

who died Oct" 

'22" 1772 
aged 77 years. 



Here L eth the Body 
of GIDEON SrERBENS 

the Son of LEuf' 

BEniAmin &, MRS MARy 

STERBENS who DyED 

APRIL y" 6th 1734 

AG. D 20 yEARS. 



Mr D%NIEL 

Alfxandkii 

Died Xpril 

29ih 1752 in 

his 42 year. 



MARY PERSONS Dy^ 

oN MAy 9 1723 

AGED * * * 



EPITAPHS. 



27 



MARy y" 

WIFE oF SAM 

PHELPS DyED 

oN NOV y« 29 

1729 AG' 44 

yEAR. 



HERE LIETh THE BODy 
oF MR SAMUEL PHELPS 

who Died Decemb"^ 

y' 9th 1745 
AGED 65 yERS. 



HERE LIES THE 

Body of Mr. J< hn 

Alexander who 

died Decemb' 

the 31st 1733 

hi y' 89lh year 

of his age. 



Here lielh the 

Body of Mrs Sarai 

Alexander who 

Died November 

the 3d 1732 

in y^ 83"^ year 

of her age. 



Here lielh the 
Body of Mr John 
Alkxandek who 

Died June 24 
A D 174S-9 

aged 77 years. 



Mrs. Rebeckah Clark 

the daughter of Deacon Josiah 

and Mrs. Mary Clark 

who joyfully departed 

this life April iP'^ 1776 in the 

22'' year of her age. 

♦ A pious youth sleeps here in dust, 
* Till raised afresh among the just, 

And as she loved her Saviour best 
In him she shall forever rest. 



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28 



EPITAPHS. 



Mr Samuel 

King Died 

December 31 

A D 1733 

in y*" 44th 
year of 
his acre. 



Mrs IIvNNAH 

King Died 
February 13 
A D 1732-3 

in y^ 40th 
year of 
her ase. 



IN MEMORy oF 
MAKTHA y" WIFE 
ITHAMEIi CLARK 

Who DIED lunE 



TME 



1744 



IN THE 29'' yEAR 
oF HER AGE* * * 



MARY PERSONS 

DyED oN SEP 2 

1718 AGED* * * 

AND * * * DAYS. 



Miss. Martha 

Daug' of Lieut. 

Gideon Lyman 

died Februay 28 

1753 aged 

]9 years. 



In Memory of 

Mas. C.^THcuiNK Lyman 

Consort of 

Gideon Lyman Esq. 

who died 

March 15 1791 

in the 9U^'' year 

of her aire. 



EPITAPHS. 29 



In Memory of 

Mr. Zadok Lyman 

who died 

Oct. y^ 14* 

1754 aged 

35 years. 



In Memory of 

Gideon Lyman Esq. 

who died April 3^* 

AD 1775 

aged 75 years. 



In Memory of 
Mks. Sarah Clark 

Consort of 

Mr. William Clark 

who died Nov 25 1798 

in the 75*^ year of her age. 

* My living friends when this you vieWj 

Remember here is room for you.' 

* Jesus can make a dying bed 

Feel soft as downy pillows are 
While on his breast I lean my head, 
And breath my life out sweetly there.' 

In Memory of 

Mr. Ebenezer Prescott 

who died in Dorchester 

Oct. IS"^ 1776 

in the ()0* year of hir age. 

and of 

Mrs. Jerusha Prescott 

wife of Mr. Ebenezer Prescott 

who died in this Town 

Oct. 15"^ 1779 

in the 56* year of her age. 

' Life makes the soul dependant on the dust 

Death gives her wings to mount above the spheres.' 

=^3 



30 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Rachel Barnard 

wife of 

Mr. Abner Barnard 

who died 

Dec. 11 1790 

in the 61'' year 

of her age. 



In Memory of 

Capt" Roger Clap 

who died Jan 9 

Anno Dom 1762 

Tke Memory of the Just is blessed. 



Sacred to the Memory 

of 
Dr Samuel Mather 
who died 

April29'M779 | 

in the 74*'' year 
of his age. 
Corruption, earth and worms, 

Shall but refine this flesh 
Till my triumphant spirit comes, 

* To put in on afresh. 
Hark from the tombs 

* A doleful sound, 
Mine ears attend the cry, 

' Ye living men come view the ground 
Where you must shortly lie.' 



In Memory of Mr. 

Hezekiah 
Wright who died 
Sept. 21 1761 in 
the 67 year of 
his age. 



EPITAPHS. 31 



la Memory of 

Mrs. Esther Stoddard 

The virtuous w'^" and Relict 

of the 

Rev^ Mr. Solomon Stoddard 

formerly Pastor of the Church 

in this Town 

who died Feb^^ 10^'' 

AD 1736 

in the 92^' year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Martha Mather 

widow and Relict of 

Samuel Mather Esq. 

who died 

Dec. 2 1785 

in the 7S"' year 

of her age. 

* Time was like you she life possessed, 
•And time shall be when you shall rest/ 



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In Memory of 

Mr. Abner Barnard 

who died 

of the small pox 

Jan. 13 1797 

it being his birth day 

aged 73 years. 

HERE IS BURIED 

THE BODy oF MR 

JOHN WRIGHT 

WHO DIED FEB 

8^ 1749MN 

THE 62 yEAR oF 

HIS AGE. 



32 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Anne wife of Mr. 

Eliphaz Wright who 
died Jan. IT" 1785 in 
the 34''' year of her age. 

BOHAN DIED 
Sept. 13 1784 aged 
8 months Anne di- 
ed Jan. 3' 1785 A 
GED2yEARS AND 
11 MONTHS. 



Mrs. HANNAH 

WIFE oF Mr. 

ABRAHAM MILLER 

THENy^ WIFE 

oF LIEVT lOHN 

PARSONS DECEASED 

DIED NOV 9 1758 

AGED 77 yERS 



Here lies buried the 

Body of Mr. Jonti 

KiNGSLEY who died 

July 7"" 1742 in 

the 76^'^ year of 

his age. 



Buried here y^ Bodies 
of Jonathan ^ Thankful 
Hunt children of Deacon 
Jonathan Hunt who were 
killd by Lightning July 
5 1769 In y« 15yEAR of his 
age & y" 7 yEAR of her age. 
Death loves a Shining Mark a signal Blow, 
A blow which while it creates alarm, 
And startles Thousands with a single shaft 



EPITAPHS. 33 



Captain John Pomeroy 

who died 

March 3 1760 

In the 32^ jkar OF HIS AGE. 

DEATH and t>^e GRAVE 

without any ORDER. 



Here is buried the 

Body of Mijs Sar.aH 

KiNGSLF.y who died 

June y*^ 20 1744 

in the T"^*" year 

of her aire. 



In Memory of 

Sui'LY y^ son of 

Lieut Suply & 

Mrs. El isab^' Kings 

ley who died 

Octo y*^ 3' 1736 

aged 20 days. 



Here lieth the 
Body of Lieut 
John Parsons 
who died Sept. 
4 1746 ill the 
73 year of his 

AGi:. 



IN MEMORY oF 

MRS phi:be wife 

oF MR lOHN 

WRIGHT \' Uo 

DIED NOV 13 

1753 IN HER 

39 yEAR 



34 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory 
of the 
Hon. John Stoddard Esq. 

who was born in 
Northampton Feb 11^ 1681 
and died at Boston 
June 19'" 1748 
in the 67^'' year of his age. 
and entomb' there 

And 

In ^lemory of 

his virtuous w'" and Relict 

jy^dm PiiUDENCE Stoddard 

who was born at 

Weathersfield March 4^'' 1099 

and died at Northampton 
September IT" 1780 and lies 
here inter' and of their infa- 
nt daughter Hannah Stoddard born 
on the 13^ Ocf^ 1742 and died the first of Aug" 
following and lieth at her Mothers feet. 



HERE LIES y« BO 

DyoF MOSKS 

PARSONS wh ) 

died January 3 

1745-6 aged 

37 years. 



SACRED to the MEMORY 

OF 

CoL° SETII POMEROY 
who died in the ARMY of 
the UNITED STATES at 
PEEKSKILL FEB 19" 1777 
IN THE 71" yEAR OF HIS AGE. 
Note. — The design on the Monument is two Angels with, trum- 
pets, holding a cross, in a crown ; below, swords crossed, cannon on 
each side, and driim and flags with B. G. on them. 



EPITAPHS. 


35 


Mks Mary the 
widow of Ensign 
Ehenezer Shel 
don Died Nov 
10 !767 In the 
88''^yEARoF 
her AGE. 




In Memory of 

M"^ El>WARD 



Baker who di- 
ed March 4^ 
175^ in y^ 73*^ 

year of his age. 



IN MEMORY OF 

ENSIGN RBENEZER 

SIIEI.DEN WHO 

DIED MAKCII 

ThK IS A D 1755 

AGED77yEAR 



MRS ABIGAL THE 

Consort oK ENSIGN 

EBENEZEP. WELLS oF 

DEERFIELI) 

DIEr> March 18 1772 

AGED 8!) yEARS. 



IN MEMORY oF 

Supply — clap 

wllo DIED Oct 11 

1784 

IN THE 03 yEAR oF HIS AGE. 

HIS DAuG^ HANNAH 

DIED SEP 14 1777 IN 

THi: 9^ yEAR 

oF HER AGE. 



36 EPITAPHS. 

Sacked to thw MEnioRy 

of the 

REV David Brxinkrd 

A FAil'HFuL AND LAborious 

iMissioiiary 

to the 

Stockbridge, Delaware, and Susquehannah 

Tribes of Indians 

who died in this Town 

Oct 10 1747 

JE 32. 



REV. JONATHAN EDWARDS. 

The American Divine, 

Born 

Oct 5, 1703. 

Ordained Colleague Pastor with 

Rev. Solomon Sioddard, in this town, 

Feb. 15, 17-^7, Dismissed June 22, 1750. 

Died of Small Pox in New Jersey 

March '^2, 175^. 

Rev. TnoMAs Chalmers, D. D. 

The Scotch Divine and Projector of the free Church, 

Died of Apoplexy, iViay 30, 1847, in his 

67"" year. 

" God is Love." 

Note. — This monument was erected June, 1850, Just 100 years 

after Ms dismissal. 



JerushA 

Daughter of 

Jonathan and Saijah Edwards 

Born April 26 1730 

Died Feb 14 1747 

(by mistake for 1748) 

I shall be satisfied when I awake in thy likeness. 



EPITAPHS. 37 



IN Memory oF 
MRS MARy CONSORT OF 

CoL° SETH POMEROy 

who died Sept IT*^ AD 1777 

in the 12' yEAR oF HER AGE. 



IN MEMORy oF 

MR MOSES 

KINGSLEy 

wHO DIED APRIL 

28 1773 IN y^ 

«)8 yEAR oF 

HIS AGE. 



MRS MARi^ y^ WIFE 

oF MR MOSKS KINg- 

SLEy OCTOBER THE 

V SHE DIED A-D 

1772 IN y*^ CG yEAR 

oF HER AGE. 



In Memory of Mrs 

ELIZABETH IIuNT 

ThE WIFE oF DEACON 

EbENEZER HunT 

who died June 5th 

1777 AGED 70 yEARS. 



HERE LIES ThE Body 

oF Deacon 

EbENEZER Hunt 

who died FEbR^ 21 

1788 in the 85^'^ yEAR 

oF his AGE 

The Moments seize ; a moment you may wish when worlds want 
wealth to buy. 

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!38 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Elizabeth the wife 

of 

Capt"" Roger Clap 

who died Aug'' 20 1767 

in y*^ 81 yEAR oF HER AGE. 



In Memory of Mrs 

Dorcas Daugh" 

of Mr Ebenezer & 

Mrs Jerusha Clark 

who died April 
IV" 1786 aged 
25 year. 
Erected by Mi. Chauncy Curtis. 



In Memory of 
Mr Ebenezer Edwards 
who was instantly killed 

by the fall of a tree 

on the 2P' of Aug''' 1771 

in y'' 44''' year of 

his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Lucy Edwards 

widow & Relict of 

the late Mr 

Ebenezer Edwards 

who died August 

19 1807 aged 83 years. 

♦• How few whose days amount 
«♦ To tliree score years & ten, 
<« And all bevond that short amount 
***** toil and pain. 



EPITAPHS. 39 



EXPERIENCE 
WRIGHT T)y^ 

oN AVGVT 
y^ 14 1777 A * 

NERE 6 y^ 
oLD obADIA 

DAVGTER. 



In Memory of 

Cap Noah Wright 

who (lied July 27 

AD 1775 in the 

7C year of his age. 

♦ Life like the Solar ShadoAv 
Spccds away from Pomt 

' To Pomt. 

Tho sccminor to stand still 
Thus soon Mans hours arc 
up, and we are gone. 



In Memory of 

Sarah Con 

sort (f Cap Noah 

Wright who died 

April 3d AD 1777 

in the 77 year 

of her acre. 



This is Erected 

To the Memory of 

Mrs MiRrA:\i Wright 

Consort of Ephraim 

Wright Esq who died 

Jan '2d 1774 in the 53d 

year of her age. 



40 EPITAPHS. 

Mr Phinehas 

The Son of JVr 
Joseph Allen 

died July 30 
1765 in the 20th 

year of his age. 



Here lies buried 
The Body of Jonathan 

the only Child of Maj"^ 

Jonathan and Mrs Sarah 

Allen who died 

Sep 25 1777 

^ in the 3' year of 

his aore. 



Sacred to the Memory 
of 
Maj^ Jonathan Allen, 
who was slain as he 
was hunting on the 
7^' day of Jan., 1780, 
Having just entered the 
43^^ year of his age. 
The duties of a Son, of a Brother, and Husband, u Parent, and 
a faithful and brave Officer in the Continental service, were duly 
discharged by him. He for many years made a public profession 
of Christianity, and entertained an hope of a Resurection to a 
glorious Immortality, which did not leave him in the nearest ap- 
proach to the other woild. 

On the foot Stone : 

Major 
Jonathan Allen. 

Earth's highest station 
Ends in, " Here he lies :" 
And *' Dust to dust" 
Concludes her noblest song. 



EPITAPHS. 



41 



In Memory of 

Joseph Allen 

who died Dec 30 1779 

^t 66. 

And of Elisabeth (Parsons) 

His wife 

who died Jan 10 1800 

iEt84. 

Both Exemplary and Eminent Christians. "The Memory of 

the Just is blessed." 

In respect for their virtues, this Monument is Erected by their 

Grandsons, Solomon and Moses Allen. 

In Memory of 
Mr Elisha Allen 
who died Nov 22 1796 
in the 45 year of his age. 
<* Not he who acts the greatest part, 
" But they who act the best, 
" Will be 'the happiest. * * ♦ 

Elijah Allen died Sept. 

23, 1830, aged 76. 

Kezl\h, wife of 

E. Allen, died Jan. 2, 1825, 

.E 69. 



Harriet Maria, 

daughter of Charles J. 

and Maria Allen, of 

New Haven, Con., 
died at Northampton, 

Sept. 24^^ 1825, 

aged 16 months. 

In Memory of 

William Allen, Esq. 

formerly of Boston, 

died March 11, 1825, 

Aged 84 years. 

*4 



42 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
Mrs Thankful King 

who died Jan^^ 17''^ 
1777 in the 35th 
year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mr Daniel King 

who died June 

24th 1775 

in the 86th year 

of his age. 



In Memory of Mrs 

Mary King the wife 

of Mr Daniel King 

who died Nov 22'^ 

1773 in the 83^ year 

of her age. 



In Memory of Mrs 
MiNDWELL wife of 
Mr Samuel Smeed 

of Montague who * 

May 10th 1775 

in tiie 57th year 

of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Martha Stoddard 

the worthy Consort of 

Solomon Stoddard Esq 

who Died Oct 20 J 772 

aged 33. 

" My flesh shall slumber in the ground, 
<* Till the last trumpet's Joyful sound, 
<* Then burst the Chains with sweet surprize, 
*' And in my Saviour's image rise. 



EPITAPHS. 43 



In Memory of 
Mrs Eunice Stoddard 
The worthy Consort of 
Solomon Stoddard Esq 
who died Jan 22 179T 
in the 46 year of her age. 
" Her Saviour shall her life restore, 
And raise her from her dark abode, 
Her Flesh and Soul shall part no more, 
But dwell forever near her God. 

Let it be Remembered 

that David their 

Infant Son died 

April 6 1778 aged 3 Months. 



In Memory of 

Solomon Stoddard, Esq. 

Son of John and Prudence 

Stoddard, who died Dec. 19, 1827, 

aged 94 years. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Miss Esther Stoddard, daughter of the 

Hon. John Stoddard, and Mrs. Prudence 

Stoddard, who died May 27^ 1816, 

in the 79th year of her age. 

Passing Reader, Emulate her virtues, that your Death may be 

tranquil as hers. 



In Memory 

of Madam Sarah Hooker, 

Relict of the Rev. John Hooker, 

who after a long life of 

distinguished piety and 

usefulness, departed in peace 

April 5, A. D. 1817, in the 86 year of 

her age. 

Heaven owns her friends on this side death, and points them out 

to men a lecture silent, but of sovereign power. 



44 EPITAPHS. 



Lydia 

The wife of 

Ensign Josiah Pomeroy 

Died 

Decemb-^ 19 1772 

in y*" 63 year 

of her age. 

In Memory of 

Mrs Abigal Lyman 

wife of 

Mr Joseph Lyman 

who died 

May 1st 1776 

in the 75th year 

of her age. 

The grave is that home of Man 

Where dwells the Multitude. 



In Memory of 
Mr Joseph Lyman 
who died 
March 30^'^ 1763 
in y^ 64"' year 
of his age. 
" This shall our mouldering members teach, 
** ^^^lat now our senses learn, 
" For dust and ashes loudest preach 
" Man's infinite concern. 



Sacred to the memory of 

Mr Elisha Lyman 

who departed this life 

August 13'^ 1798 
Being in the 65'^ year 
of his age. 
" Man departs this earthly scene, 
" Ah ! never to return, 
" No second Spring shall ere revive 
" The ashes of the urn. 



EPITAPHS. 45 



Mrs Hannah King 

Died 

February y" 13 

AD 1732^ 

in y" 40* year 
of her age. 



Mr Samuel King 

Died 

December 31 

AD 1737 in y' 

44"* year of his age. 



I 



In Memory of 

Ensign Noah Stroni; 

who Died 



June 4" AD 1783 
I in the 74"' year 



of his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Maky the wife of 

Ensign Noah Strong 

who Died 

March 16 1771 

in y" 66 year 

I of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Martha Clark 

Relict of 

Mr Elihu Clark 

who died 

March 2S"' 1795 

in the 63"^ year 

of her age. 

Jesus saith unto her, I am the Resurrection and the life. 



46 



EPITAPHS. 

Sacred to the Memory 

of 

Mr Selaii Wright 

who died 

Dec 17 1786 

JEt 64 years. 

Also 

In Memory of 

Mrs Esther Wright 

Relict of 

Mr Selah Wright 

who died 

August 11 1815 

^t 90 years. 



In Memory of 
Capt John 
Baker who di 
ed Jan'^ 8^" 1762 
in the 81 year 
of his age. 



In Memory of 

Capt John Baker 
who died February 

3'^ 1802 in the 87^'' 
year of his age. 

' Why should we mourn departed friends, 

Or shake at death's alarm, 
'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends 

To call them to his arms.' 



Mrs Rebeckah the 

Consort of Captain 

John Baker 

died June 28"' 

1774 in the 87''^ 

year of her age. 



EPITAPHS. 47 

In Memory of 
Mr Jonathan Strong 
who died April 19^'* 
1797 in the 89"> year 
of his age. 

The saints are freed from toil and strife, 

♦ And present with the Lord, 
The labours of their mortal life, 

' End in a large reward.' 



In Memory of 

Mrs Elisabeth the wife 

of Ensign Jonathan Strong 

who died June 25 

1753 aged 48 years 

& 17 days. 



Sacred to the Memory 

of 
DocT William Mather 
who died 
April 10'" AD 1775 

in the 
33*^ year of his age. 



Sacred to the Memory 
of 
Mrs Eunice Mather 
wife of 
Mr Elisha Mather 

who died 
Sept 26'" 177G 
in the 38"' year of her age. 

Her Body here entombed in dust, 
Her pious soul is gone we trust, 
Among the assembly of the just.' 



48 EPITAPHS. 

In Memory of 

Mr Elisiia Mather 

who died 

March 22 1807 

aged 67 years. 



The Body of 

Jkmimi Lyman 

widow of the late 

Capt William Lyman 

is here deposited. 

She was born in Northampton 

November 1726 & died Feb^ 

1785 in the 59^'' year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Deacon Ebenezf.r Pomeroy 

who died April the 22^^ 1774 

in y' 77"' yEAR oF his age. 



In Memory of 

Mr Caleb Strong 

who died Feb 13 AD 1776 in 

the 66'^ year of his age. 

« Man's home is in the grave,' 

♦ Here dwells the multitude,' 

♦ We gaze around, we read their monuments,' 
' "We sigh, and while we sigh, we smk.' 

In Memory of 

Mrs Phebe Strong 

the relict of Mr 

' Caleb Strong' 

who died Jan 5 An Dom 

1802. 

We loved but not enough the gentle hand that reared us, 
Gladly would we now read that softest Friend, a Mother, 
Whose mild converse and faithful council we in vain regret. 



EPITAPHS. 49 

In Memory of 

Mks Thankful Le\\ is 

Consort of 

Mr Nathan Lewis 

of Farmington 
who died Sept. \S'^ 

177'5, in y-'Oo^'^ 
year of her age. 



Here lies intered 
the remains of 
Col. Seth Hunt 
who died Dec 28'", 1779, 
JitAt 31. 
Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour, 
What, tho' we Avade in wealth, or soar in fame, 
Earth's highest station ends, in * here he hes,' 
And dust to dust concludes her noblest song.' 



Here lies intered 
The Body of Mk John Hunt 

who died Jan^ 9'' 17^8, 
in the 73'' year of his age. 
Also, 
Mrs Esther his wife 
died March 19, 1787, 
in the G5"' year of her age. 
They exhibited bright patterns of all the conjugal Parental and 
social virtues. They adorned the doctrines of God our Saviour 
by pious and holy Hves, and died in hopes of a glorious immortality. 
' Teach me O parent fi-om on high. 
Like them to live, like them to die.' 



ARSONS 



In Memory ol 
Mrs Mary Pars 
wife of Lieut. 
William Parsons 
who died Nov. 2*2, 1759, 
in y^ 66 year of her age. 



50 EPITAPHS. 

Sacred to the Memory 

of 

Lieut William Parsons 

who died August the 7'^ 

AD. 1768, in the 78'*' year 

of his age. 

While living men my tomb do view, 
Kemember -vvcll here is room for you. 



In Memory of 
Mil Jonathan 
Hall, who died 
Nov. 17, 1776, 

in the 44'*' 
year of his 
AGE 



In Memory of 

Capt. William Lyman 

who died March 13th, 1774, 

in the 59lh year of his age. 

The wise and the just, the pious and brave, 
Live in their death, and flourish in the grave. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Elizabeth wife of 

Deac Ebenezer Pomeroy 

who died June 10, 178*2, 

n the 82 yEAR OF HER AGE 

In Memory of 
Mr Isaac Garnsey 

who died 

FeV y^ 16, 1767, 

in y® 2() year 

of his age. 

" Christ's d\ing saints ****** 



EPITAPHS. 51 



I This Monument 

1 is erected in 

! Memory of 

Mr. QUARTUS POMEROY, 

who died November 5"', 1803, 
Aged 68 years. 

Kc.st here blest saint till from his tlironc 
The morning break and pierce the shade. 



\v 



Here lies the Body of 

Mrs AcnsA Turner Consort of 

Mr David Turner 

^ho departed this life Dec 15, 1790, 

in the '2oth year of her age 

Also 

Sofia Turner 

Their daughter who died 

Aug. 7, 1790, aged 3 months and 19 days, 

Mrs. Anna 

wife of 

Mr. Joseph Clarke, 

died on the 2-2'^ of May, 

Anno Dom 1776, 

aged 23 years 

and 7 Months. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Timothy Wright, 
who died Nov. 30, 
1764, in the 45 year 
of his age. 
Also of Mrs. Elizabeth 
Relict of Mr. Timothy 
Wright, who died 
Jan 17, 1815, in the 
90''' year of her age. 



52 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Noah Wright, who died March 

19, 1816, aged 41 years. 

* O glorious hour, O blest abode, 

* I shall be near and like my God, 

* And flesh, and sense, no more control 
« The sacred sorrows of mv soul.' 



In Memory of 

Mr. James Hulbeht, 

who died April 10, 1767, 

in the 80"' year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Mary, the wife of 

Mr. James Hulbert, 

who died June 17, 1760, 

in the 63 year of her age. 



In Memory of Mrs. 
Phebe Pomeroy, 
wife of Mr. Quartus Pomeroy who died 
May 30'^ Anno Dom 1776 in the 41^' 

year of her age. 
i The Parent kind, v/hose bounty caused the poor to smile, the 
\ obliging neighbour, faithful friend, leaves here her dust to sleep 
i awhile in peace, she hv'd in peace, she dy'd and rests in hope to 
' live again, Avhen Clu'ist her Lord, comes glorify'd to raise his 
' saints, with him to reis;n. 



In Memory of 
Supply Clap, 
who died 
June 20'^ 1800 
in the 34''' year of 
his age. 
Friends and Physicians could not save 
This mortal body from the grave. 
Nor can the grave confine it here 
When Jesus calls it must appear. 



EPITAPHS. 



53 



In Memory of 
Mrs. LucRETiA Clap, 
wife of Mr. Supply Clap, 
- who died Sep. 20% 1795, 
in the 26'*' year of her age. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Rachel PoMEROY, 

Relict of Mr. Quartus Pomeroy, 

who died with an unshaken 

faith in Jesus, 

Nov. 18, 1826, 

JEi 80 years. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Ezra Clark 
who died July 19, 1788, 
in the 73*^ year of his age. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Martha Clark, 

Consort of Mr. Ezra Clark 

who died Sept. 9, 1803, 

aged 86 years. 



Clarissa, wife of 
Daniel Stebbins, 
Born June4% 1767, 
Deceased Feburary 26% 1820, 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 




This Stone is near the Town tomb on the east side of the Bury- 
ing ground about 2 1-2 feet high. 

5* 



54 EPITAPHS. 


C E N O T A P 


H 






F 

DANIEL STEBBINS. 

1 _^_^_ 




Rowland Stebbins. 






■ Month. 


day. 


year. 


AGE. 


{ Died in Northampton 








i " " Dec. 


14, 


1671. 


77. 


The following descendants died in Sprinafield. 




TnoMAs, Eldest Son of 








Rowland. Sept. 


23, 


1683, 


73. 


My G. G. G. G. F. 








The first Joseph Son of Th( 


">mas 






Died Oct. 


15, 


162«, 


78. 


G. G. G. F. 








The second Joseph 






i 


j Drowned 




1721, 


47. 


G. G. F. 








The third Joseph 








Died March 


8, 


1793, 


88. 


G. F. 








His wife Mary, 








Died Jan. 


9, 


1803, 


88. 


G. M. 








The fourth Joseph 








Died April 

F. 
His wife Eunice 




1819, 


82. 








Died Nov. 22, 


1818, 


78. 


j M. 








Rowland Stebbins the supposed 








ancestor of all the name in America, 








came from the west of England to 








Springfield with his Sons John and 








Thomas about 1636,— removed to 








Northampton, and there died. 




1671 




DANIEL STEBBINS of the 6 








generation from Thomas was Born 

1 


April 2, 1766 





EPITAPHS. 55 



In Memory of 
Capt. Joseph Cook, 
who died June 23, 1788, 
in the 6'2 year of his age. 

"• Behold and see as you pass by, 
' As you are now so once was I, 

• As I am now, so you must be, 

* Prepare to die, and follow me. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Lydia Cook, 

widow and Relict of 

Capt. Joseph Cook, 
who died March 6"', 1814, 
in the 79 year of her age. 

In Memory of Mr. 

Asa Wright, 

who died Nov. 

28'\ 1786, in the 46^" 

year of his age. 

' Man's home is in the grave, 

• There dwell the multitude, 

' We gaze around, we read their Monuments, 

' "We sigh, and while we sigh we sink.* 



Timothy Edwards Dwight, 

son of 

Josiah and Rhoda Dwight, 

Died January 22\ 1807, 

aged 7 years. 



Francis Henry, 

son of 

Josiah and Caroline Dwightj 

* who died at sea' 

July 23, 1812 

aged 22 years. 



56 EPITAPHS. 

Clakissa daughter of 

Josiah Rhoda and Dwight, 

died Nov. 12, 1820, 

aged 3 years. 



Caroline Williams, 

daughter of 

Josiah and Rhoda Dwight, 

died Dec. 19, 1813, 

aged 15 years. 



In Memory of 

Miss Maugarette Dwight, 

Died Sept. 5, 1845, 

aged 41. 

' Father I Avill that they also whom thou hast given me, be with 
me, where I am.' 

Erected by pupils of the Gothic Seminary to the memory of a 
much loved teacher. 



Sacred to the Memory 

of 

Eli p. Ashmun, 

At various times a Member of the Councils of the State and 
Nation, by his native force of Mind, Industry, and probity, he 
had obtained publick regard, professional eminence and domestick 
affection, and at the close of life he exhibited the humility and 
pious submission of a disciple of Christ. He was bom June 24, 
1770, and died May 10, 1819, in the 49th year of his age. 

"SVhy lingers hope around the silent dead, 
There is another and a better world. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Lucy Ashmun, 

wife of Eli P. Ashmun, 

who died Oct. 9*, 1812, 

aged 37 years. 



EPITAPHS. 57 



Sophia W. Ashmun, 

eldest daughter of 

Eli P. Ashmun, and Lucy his 

wife; was born Dec. 11, 1802, 

died Aug. 27, 1820, 

in the IS"" year of her age. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

OiiPHA Ashmun, 

youngest daughter of 

Justice Ashmun, Esq. of Blandford. 

And Keziah his wife who died Aug. 17, 1814, aged 28. 



j The oiily Monument in Memory of an Indian, is one mile west 
1 of the Court House, near a grove of Pines, with the following in- 
j scription. 

Joseph Mamanach, 
Died May y^ * * 1767, 
! aged 40 years. 

I ^ Nan:. — Sally Mai!\mui:a.sh, a pious womaji, her daughter is liv- jj 
, ing, aged 8G, the only Indian in Northampton. Her mother was the ' 
i sister of Samson Occom, the celebrated Indian prcaclier. 

! David Turner, 

I Died Feb. II, 1803. 

I aged 39. 

Electa, 
His 2d wife 
Died April 2, 1850, 
aged 83. 



In memory of 
Mr. Elias Mann, 

who died 
May 12^", 1825. 

in the 75"', year 

of his age. 

Also 5 Children. 

' The Memory of the just is blessed.' 



58 EPITAPHS. 



ASENATH, 

Relict of 

Elias Mann, 

Died 

April 22, 1842, 

aged 78. 



Justin C( ok, 

Died 

Nov. I, I80I. 

aged 40. 

Mary, his 

widow. 

Died Jan. 15, 1838, 

aged 74. 



Here lies 

Miranda Wim.iams, 

the dauL'^hter of 

llev. Solomon and 

Mrs MiW)' Williams, 

who died 

December 25"', 1815, 

in the 24''' year of 

her age. 

My Spirit looks to God alone, 
My Hock and refuge is his throne 
In all my fears, in all my straits, 
' My Sonl for his salyation -waits.' 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Mary Williams, 

Relict of 

Rev. Solomon Williams, 

Born Sept. 10, 1756. 

Died Feb. 7, 1842, jE 85 y". 5 mos. 

< And he saith unto me, write, blessed are they which are called 
unto the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.' 



EPITAPHS. 59 



Julia, daughter of 

Rev. Solomon Williams, died 

March 10, 1849, aged 65 years. 

* And to her was granted, that she should be arrayed in fine lin- 
en clean and white.' 



Miss 

Rebecca Parsons, 

died Jan. IS, 

182S, aged 

51 years. 

Unveil thy bosom faithful tomb, 
' Take this new treasure to thy trust, 

And give their sacred relicks, room 
* To slumber in the silent dust.' 



Lemuel Clark, 

Died 

May 27, 1837, 

ased 73. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. LucRETiA Clark, 

wife of 

Mr. Lemuel Clark, 

who died 

Nov. 20, 1S23, 

aged 55 years. 

' Stranger, if by chance or feeling led, 

• Upon this hallowed turf thy foot-steps tread, 
' Turn from the contemplation of this sod, 

• And think on her whose spiiit rests with God.' 



In Memory of 

Capt. Joseph Cook, 

who died Feb. 14, 1814. 

Friends nor Physcians could not save, 
This Mortal body from the grave.' 



60 



EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Joseph Cook, 

who died July 12, 1825, 

aged 34 years. 



In Memory of 
Deacon Noah Cook, 
who died Jan. 0, 1773, 
in y'' 85 year of his age. 



Seth Dickinson Clark, 
died Nov. 1, 181G, 
aged 7 years. 
LEiMUEL Coleman Clark, 

Died Aug. 9, 1807, 

aged 1 month, children of 

Mr Lemuel and Mrs. Lucretia Clark. 



Elijah Cook, 

died July 1, 1827, 

aged 57 years. 



Here lies Intered, 

The Body of Mrs. Abigail, wife of 

Deac". Noah Cook, 

who died Dec. 27, 1766. 

in y" 

75 year of her age. 



Rev. Wm. .M Doolittle, 

aged 27, 

Pastor of the Baptist Church 

Northampton, Died Feb. 12, 1842. 

' Weep not my friends, weep not for me, all is well, 

* All now is peace and joy divine, 

* And heaven and glory now are mine, 

* O, hallelujah to the Lamb, all is well.' 

* I have fought the good fight, 

* I have kept the faith.' 



EPITAPHS. 61 



Em E LINE Cook, 
daughter of Mr. Elijah and 

Mrs. Esther Cook, died 
Dec. 25, 1818, aged 8 years. 
My parents dear -sveep not for me, 
When in this yard my grave you sec 
ily time was short and blest was He 
That call'd me to eternitie.' 



En OS, 
The son of Mr. Aaron Cook, 
Died Oct. 31, 1771, 
Aged 13 years and 8 months. 



HAxNNaII, 

Wife of Enos Cook, 

Died Oct. 4, 1840, 

aged 61. 



JOHN LA 

NKTON DyE'' 

oN Il^N-^y- 26 

1728 AG' 46 yE^R. 



Zkruah 

wife of 

William Clark, Jun, 

Died 

June 5, 1842, 

aged 46 }ears. 



ClIAIlI OTTE, 

Daughter of 
William and 

Zeriiah Clark, 
Died 

Aug. 14, 1845, 
JE, 20 years. 



62 



EPITAPHS. 

Charles Starkvvcatiier, 
died July 9"> 1843, 
aged 84, 

R ox ANA 

liis wife 

Died 

Jan. 5, l'^47, 

aged 77. 



Esq. 



This Stone 

is erected to the 

Memory of Mrs. 

Patty Starrvvkather, 

wife of Mr. 

Cliarles Starkweather, 

who died May 9"' 1804, 

aged 42 years. 

' The dust returns to dust 

The Soul remains secure in her existence. 



TODD 



William Todd, 

Died 
June 33, 1846, 

^67. 



Mrs. Mary, wife of 
Mr. Phineas Parsons, 
Died Aug. 8, 1823, 
in the 70"' year of her age. 
As a wife and mother few have excelled her in the tender solic- 
itude for the happmess of her family. 

« Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, that they may rest 
from their labors, and their works do follow them.' 



EPITAPHS. 63 



111 Memory of 
Mil. PiiiNEAs Parsons, 
who Died Feb. 7, 18'25, 

aged 57 years. 



Mr. Phineas Parsons Jun". 
Died Feb. 23, 1818, aged 31 years. 

By liis amiable disposition he was endeared to tlie domestic cii-- 
clc, au affectionate Husband, a tender Father, a dutiful Son, and a 
pleasant Brother. 



Miss Nancy Pardons, 
Died April 21, 1811, ^ 28 years. 

She early professed her faith in Christ, and excmpliiied the chris- 
tian character in the various relations and circumstances of life. 
* Mourning friends adieu. 
Here I retire from mortal sight to see niA- Saviour face to face.' 



Nancv, 

wife of Beu'f. North, 

Born Jan. 2, 1807, 

Died Sep 2, 1844, 

Jacob set a pillar on llachels grave.' 

Hannah Annetta, 

daughter of Ben and Nancy 

North, died Jan. 10, 1841, 

iE 3 years and 8 mo. 

Also an Infant, 

Born Feb. 28, 

Died March 6, 1842. 



In Memory of 
Miss AiJiGAL Graves, 
Who died Jan. 16, 1819, 
!j Aged 31 years. 

! j ' The ^vintcry blasts of death kill not the buds of virtue. No, \ 
1 j they spread beneath the heavenly beams of brighter Suns, through 
' j endless ages, into higher powers.' 

il 



64 



EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Elisfia Graves, 

Who died April 11, 182r), 

Aged GH years. 



Cathkrine, 

Relict of Mr. Elisba Graves, 

Died June 20, 1833, 

Aged 79. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Edwaijd Graves, 

Son of Mr. Elisha and Mrs Catherine Graves, 
Who died Sept. 28, 1823, 
In the 25th year of his age. 
' Death cannot make our souls afraid, 

'If God be witli us there, 
' We may walk through the darkest shade, 
' And never yield to fear.' 



In Memory of 

Mr. Daniel VVarner, 

who died Feb. 29, 1812, 

aged 57 years. 

Also 

Mrs Phcebe Warner, 

Consort of Mr. Daniel Warner^ 

died March 20, 1817, 

aged 57 years. 



Sophia IT, Lyman, 

W idow of 

Hon. J. H. Lyman, 

and daughter of 

Judge Hinckley, 

Died April 6, 1839, 

Aged 51 years. 



EPITAPHS. 65 ! 



In Memory of 

Jonathan H Lyman, 

An enterprising and useful 

Citizen, of high intellectual 

Powers, and accomplished education, 

Who Died 

distinguished alike 

by private affection and Public Regard, 

Nov. 3, 1825. 



William Bolter, 
Born Feb. 11, 1766, 
Died April 27, 1841. 



John Breck Esq., 
Died Feb. 26, 1827, 
aged 56 years. 
Great day of dread decision and despair, 
At thought of thee each subhmary wish 
Lets go its eager grasp, and drops the world. 
And catches at each reed of hope on heaven. 



This Humble Stone 

Is erected Sacred to the Memory of 

Mrs. Electa Breck, 

wife of Mr. John Breck, 

who departed this life 

April 16, 1800, 

in the 31st year of her age. 

Few are our days, those few we dream away, 
Sure is our fate, to moulder in the clay, 
Rise Immortal Soul above thine earthly fate, 
Time vet is thine, but soon it is too late.' 



''Clarissa," 

wife of John Breck, Esq. 

Died at " Hartford, Con.," 

Dec. 6th, 1831, 

6* 



66 



EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mr. TiiEonoRE Breck, 

Son of the late Robert Breck, Esq , 

and Mrs. Rachel Breck, 

who died February 17th, 1805, 

aged 23 years. 

' Nipp'd by tlie chilling hand of death, 

* A lovely flower here withering lies, 
' The Mortal part is lodg'd beneath, 

' The Spirit mounted to the skies.' 

This Humble Stone 

Is erected to the Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah Pomeroy, 

the wife of Capt Seth Pomeroy, 

who died Aug'' 10th, 1801, 

aged 26 years. 

Also their Infant, aged 14 days 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah Hunt, 

wife of Doct. Ebenezer Hunt, 

who died August I2th, 1803, 

aged 59 years. 

' How populous, how vital is the grave^ 

* This is Creation's Melancholy vault, 

* Where change shall be no more.' 



Hon. Ebenezer Hunt, M. D., 
died Dec"^ 26, A. D. 1820, 

aged 76 years. 

A life devoted to the faithful discharge of PubHc Offices, Pro- 
fessional duties, and Domestic Charities, adorned with Christian 
graces, and cheered by Christian hopes, speaks Ms Eulogy, and 
constitutes his Memorial, ' Hie Requiescit.' 

Abner Hunt, 
Born Aug. 27, 176S, 
Died Aug. 20, 1841. 



EPITAPHS. 57 



Sarah, 

Wife of Abner Hunt, 

Born Sept. 16, 1772, 

Died March 4, 1827. 



In Memory of 
Wm. King Hunt, 

Son of Doct. Ebenezer and Mrs. Sarali Hunt, 
who died Jan^ 27th, 1795, 
in the 17th year of his age. 
' This gloomy prison waits for yovi, 
' When ere the summons come.' 



In Memory of 

Miss Elisabeth Hunt, 

Daughter of Doct. Ebenezer 

and Mrs. Sarali Hunt, 

who died Feb>' «th, 1797, 

aged 14 years. 

' Be ye also ready.' 

In Memory of 

Mr. William Clark, 

who died Dec. 29, 1807, 

aged 87 years. 
' The memory of the Just shall be blessed.' 

Died April 7, 1789, 
Mr. JosiAH Clark, 

He was the youngest of 6 sons and 5 daughters, and survived 
them ; from the 5 sons have descended 1158 Imeal heirs, 925 were 
Hving at his death. « With long life wiU I satisfy him and show 
him my salvation.' 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Mary Clark, 

wife of Deacon Josiah Clark, 

who died March 3, 1797, 

in the 72 year of her age. 

' My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my 

portion forever.' 



68 EPITAPHS. 

In Memory of 

Deacon Josiah Clark, 

who died Nov. 16, 180S, in the 

SS'*" year of his age. 

* Our Fathers where are they ? and the prophets do they live 
forever r' 



Benjamin Tappan, 
Died January 29, 1831, 

aged 83 years. 
George an infant son 
Died Oct. 30, 1793. 

' Jesus said unto her I am the resiirrection and the life, He that 
believeth in me though he vrere dead yet shall he live, and whoso- 
ever liveth and believeth in me shall never die, believeth tliou this r' 



Mrs. Sarah Tappan, 
wife of 
Benjamin Tappan, Esq. 
Died March 26, 1826, aged 78. 

' Blessed are the dead, that die in the liOrd, for they rest from 
their labors, and their works do follow them.' 



Solomon Williams, 

Born 

July 25, 1752, 

Lived 

as Pastor of the church of Christ, 

In Northampton, 

56 years and 5 months. 

His Spirit 

Ascended 

in sweet peace to the Upper Sanctuary 

on the morning of the Sabbath, 

Nov. 9, 1834. 



EPITAPHS. 69 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Elizabeth Piicenix, 
wife of Alexander Phoenix, 
and daughter of Benjamin and 
Sarah Tappan, who died May 30, 
1819, aged 28 years. 
In her death the church of Christ to Avhich she united herself 
at the early age of sixteen, has lost an exemplary member ; the 
poor a kind and sympath/.ing Friend ; the social circle a bright 
ornament, and her surviving relatives an example of loveliness 
and excellence, in all the duties and relations of private life Avhich 
will be long and most afFectionatelv remembered. 



Josi PII, 

son of Caleb, and 

Ilepzibah Ilannum, 

Died April 15^ 1847, 

aged 22. 

* Let not your heart be troubled ; ye believe in God beheve also 
in me. In my Father's house are many mansions ; if it were not 
so, I would have told you. I go to ju-epare a place for you.' 



' HOPE' 
Eliza Anne, 

wife of 
John Hannum, 
Died Aug. 24, 1849, 
aged 35. 
" As a vision, as a dream of the night, 
" The last ray of sunlight upon the Avave, 
" So fades all earthly hopes. 
" Beautiful but Oh ! how transitory 
" Let us not cling to things of earth, 
'< For all that is earthly fades away, 
<< But seek some more sub-stantialtreasures, 
" Even those that shall endure forever." 



Sophia, daughter of 

Mr. Spencer and Mrs. Sophia Clark, 

Died Sep. 20, 1832, 

aged I year and 8 months. 



70 



EPITAPHS. 



SakAH J. BllEED, 

wife of 

Rev, Wra. Allen, 

Died Feb 25, 1848, 

aged 58 years. 

Be tliou faitliful unto death, and I Vv'ill give tliec a croAvn of 

life.' 



Ellen Whf.elock, 

only child of 

Rev. John VVheelock Allen, 

Died June 27, 1841, aged 8 months, 



William, 

son of 

Rev, J. W. Allen, of Wayland, 

Died Sep. 7, 1842, aged 4J months. 



Charles Rice, 

son of Rev. J W. Allen, 

Died Dec. 20, 1849, aged 2J months. 



Maria, 

daughter of Rev. E. Hopkins, 

Died Sept. 1, 1843, aged 9 days. 

[The following is on the grave stone of Wm. Allen, another 
child of Eev. E. Hopkins.] 

Willie, 

Born Jan. 2, 1845, 

God took him April 9, 1848. 

" He shall have thee, my own, my beautiful, my undcfiled, and \[ 

thou shalt be His child." 



HUNT. 



Q: 



Not Lost but gone before. 



EPITAPHS. 71 



Martha H. Hunt, 

Born April 7, 1825, 
Died April 5, 1847. 



Ebenezer Hunt, 

Born March 1 1, 1775, 

Died June 9, 1835. 



Maria L. Hunt, 

Born May 13, 1813, 

Died Nov. 10, 1844. 



John Hunt, 

Born Feb. 20, 1821, 

Died April 16, 1823. 



Sa.muel H. Hunt, 

Born June 12, 1819, 

Died April 23, 1845. 



David Hunt, M. D. 

Counselor M. M. S. 

Died July 8, 1837, 

MM. 



Wealthy Hunt, 

wife of David Hunt, 

Died Sept. 25, 1838, 

^t6l. 



Frances A. Hunt, 

Died Aug. 24, 1838, 

^20. 



In Memory of 

Wealthy Hunt, 

Daughter of Mr. David and Mrs. Wealthy Hunt, 

who died Aug. 24, 1802, aged 3 years. 



72 



EPITAPHS. 



HENSHAW I 
FAMILY TOMB. I 



Hon Samuel Henshaw, 

Died at Northampton, March 11th, 1809. 

JE LXV. YRS. 

Francis Aurelia, 

Wife of Hon. C. A. Dewey, 

Died at Williamstown, July 20t}i, 1821, 

M XXIV. YRS. 

Eliza, 

Daughter of Hon. Samuel and .Martha Henshiw 

Died Feb. 2()th, 1823, 

M XXIX YRS. 

Louisa Augusta, 

Wife of Dr. Charles Beck, 

Died Feb 23, 1830, 

JE XXX YRS. 

Martha, 

Relict of Hon. Samuel Henshaw, 

Died May 27th, 1842, 
M LXXXVI. YRS and 11 months. 



ANSEL WRIGHT'S 
FAMILY TOMB 



-^ 



jj 



Children of Anssel Wright. 

Elizabeth M. C. Wright, 

Died April 1, 1838, aged 1(1 years. 

AsAHEL Wright, 
Died Sept. 10, 1840, aged 4 years. 

AsAHEL Wright, 

Died Feb. 3, 1844, aged 3 years. 

Henry Wright, 

Died Dec. 8, 1845, aged 1 year and 8 months. 

Harriet Wright, 
Died Dec. 5, 1849, aged 5 years and 8 months. 



EPITAPHS. 


73 


1 


Elizabeth, wife of 




\ 


Ansel Wright, died 




1 


Sept. 10% 1848, aged 44 years, 






In Memory of 




i 


Mary, the wife 






of Nathaniel Edwards, 




j 


who died Sep'. 16'% 






1819, 




1 ■' 


in the 69'^ year of 






her age. 




! 


* Life how short, 






♦Eternity how long. 




I 


Mr. Nathaniel 


1 


j Edwards, 






1 Died March 13, 1832, 






1 aged 82. 

i 




1 


1 In Memory of 




■i 


Capt'n James DickknsoNj 




j 


who died July 12^^824, 




1 


in the 45'*' year of his age. 




I 


* All, All, is right by God ordained or done, who hut 


God re- 


]\ 


sumed the Friends He gave.' 


1 


1 

I 


1 This Monument 


) 


j is erected to the 




?: 


Memory of 




.' 1 


Mr. Job White, 




\ 


who departed this life 




ii 


\ Feb. 12, 180^, 




\ 


aged 54 years. 




1 


also of 




i 


Lewis White, their son 




! 

i 


who Died January 24, 1804, 






aged 17 years 




! 


7 





i 
i 



74 EPITAPHS. 



Elizabeth, daughter of 

William and Rebecca Edwards, 

died J ,n. 29, 1807, 

aged 1 iVJonth. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Mr. JosFAH Dickenson, 

who died Jan. 17, 1812, 

aged 62 years. 

One eye on death, and one full fixed on heaven, becomes a 
mortal and immortal man." 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Mrs. Wealthy Dickenson, 

wife of 

Mr. Josiah Dickenson 

who died June 23, 1812, 

aged 59 years. 

Heaven gives us Friends to bless the present scene, resumes 
them to prepare us for the next." 



In Memory of 
Seth Hopkins Dickenson, 
who died March 2 P, 1805, 
aged 23 years. 



In Memory of 

Caroline Dickenson, 

who died November 7, 1810, 

aged 24 years. 

This is the end of man, prepare for it, prepare to die and meet 
your God.' 



Mr. Cotton Dickenson, 

died Jan. 21, 1826, 

aged 72 years. 



EPITAPHS. 



75 



Olive, wife of 

Cotton Dickenson, 

died eept. 10, 1844. 

aged 89. 



ASAIIEL POMEKOY, Esq. 

died March 22, 1833, in the 
84"' year of his age. 



Mrs. Hannah Pomeroy, 
wife of Asahel Pomeroy, 
died Sep. 28'", 1812, 
aged 58 years. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Susannah, wife of 

Asahel Pomeroy, 

who died January 26, 1826, 

aged 69 years. 



Here is intered 

The Body of 

Mrs. Miriam Pomeroy, 

Consort of 
Mr. Asahel Pomeroy, 
who died July W\ 1793, 
in the 4P' year of her age. 

•* A consort tender and a parent dear, 

** To none an eneniie, to all sincere, 

'« She joyed with good, the needy to supply, 

" And wipe the fading drops from miseries eye, 

«' The balm of consolation to impart, 

«' And heal the bruises of the broken heart, 

*» Cheerfully she lived, and on the bed of death 

♦' Kissing submisively the rod, 

" She yielded up her breath." jj 

LUCRETFA PoMEKOY, 

Daughter of Asahel Pomeroy, 
Died Sep. 22, 1847. 



16 



EPITAPHS. 

Sacred 

To the Memory 

of 

Miss Judith Poaieroy, 

Daughter of Mr. Asahel 

and Airs. Miriam Pomeroy, 

who died 

Jan. 20^'\ 1804, 

^t 20 years. 



In Memory of 

DwiD L Dewey, 

who died in Northborough, 

Feb. 15, lb2I, aged 32 years. 

' Our days are as the grass, 
Or like the morning flower, 
If one sharp blast sweeps o'er the field 
They wither in an hour." 



In Memory of 

Mr. Luther Munt, 

who died Aug 28'' 1817, 

aged 46 years. 

Heaven gives us friends to bless the present scene. 
Resumes them to prepare us for the next." 



Four children of Mr. Luther, and Mrs. Eunice Hunt. 
Luther, died Dec. 4"\ 1825, 

aged 1 1 years. 

Medad, died Sept. 16, 1802, 

aged J3 years. 

Two Infants died Oct. 23, 180 L 



Susan, daughter of 
Luther and Eunice Hunt, 
Born May 7'", 1813, 
Died Dec. 28, 1832. 



EPITAPHS. 77 



1 1 Frederick Hunt, 

!| Died Oct. 9, 1831, ^ 33 years. 



To the dear Memory of 
Mrs. Abigal Lyman, 

Consort of 
Erastus Lyman, Esq. 
■ who died 

i Feb. 18% 1803, 

j ^t 24. 

! " She was a Avomaii with lively good sense and ease, 

*' And always sure lier friends to please, ' 

" For every social virtue form'd." 

Possessed of an aimable disposition, with a cultivated mind and 
understanding, charity and all the delicate viitues, of her sex 
In a time of youth and health, she dedicated herself by a T^ublic 
and solemn covenant to the service of the Blessed God, and in his 
prese^ice as her friends have reason to beheve, her uuembodied 
.Spirit now adores and is happy. 



In Memory of 
Mr. John King, 

who died 
May 14, 1806, in the 77^, 
year of his age. 



7* 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Rachel King, 

wife of 

Mr. John King, 

who died June 14^, 

1798, in the 56% year 

of her age. 

Mrs. Hannah W. Flint. 

wife of J. H. Flint, 

Died June 16, 1821, 

aged 34 years. 



78 EPITAPHS. 



This erected to 

The Memory of 

Ephraiin Wright, Esq. 

who died Jan. 25^", 

1794, in tlie 82' year, 

of his age. 

Both old and youn<^ Avho view this tijjuh, 
Remember here for you is room." 



Sacred to the 

Memory of 

Mr. Hii.N'Rv Lyman, 

Merchant of Montreal, 

son of the Uite 

Elisha Lyman 

of tliis town, 

who died nt Burlington, Vt. 

Sep'. 20, 1809, 

iEtat 21 years. 



Died March 24, 1820, 

Moses Wright, Esq 

aged 6S years. 

In the various relations of domestic life he was constant, faithful, 
and affectionate. xVs a citizen, he was beloved and respected by 
an extensive acquaintance, as a professor of the religion of Jesus 
Clirist, his example was Avorthy of imitation. 

' Tis but a fev/ Avhose days amount to three score vears and ten.' 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Dorothy Hinckley, 

wife of Samuel Hinckley, 

who died Aug. 2G, 1802, 

in the 44'^ year of her age. 

The occupation dearest to her heart was to encourage goodness, 
and her eye was meek and gentle, a smile played on her lips, and 
in her speech was heard maternal sweetness, dignity and love. 



EPITAPHS. 



79 



Hon. Samuel Hinckley, 
D ied June 15, 1840, aged 83. 

Ill Memory of 

Dolly Ann Hinckley, 

the daughter of Samuel 

Hinckley, Esq. and Mrs. Dorothy 

his wife, who died 

Sep. ()"', 1801, 

aged 2 years and G Months. 



In Memory of 

Doi Lv Hinckley^ 

Daughter of Mr. Samuel and 

Mrs. Dolly Hinckley, who 

died Jan. 28*", 1798, 

aged 2 years. 

Here lies the body of 

PiiEiJE ELi/.AnETii Hinckley, 

daughter of Samuel Hinckley, Esq. 

and Dorothy his wife, 

who died Sep. r', 1801, 

aged 11 Months, 

George Hinckley, 
son of Samuel and Dorothy Hinckley, 
f! died Sep. 22^ 1818, 

I in the 28"', year of his age. 

\ He was educated at Yale CoUege, and had commenced the prac- 

I: tice of Law, in tte midst of the most flattering prospects o± hap- , 
! piness to himself and usefulness to others Disease arrested his j 
I pro-ress and Death removed him from his fiicnds, who loved him 

i; living and will continue to lament him until memory shall be lost 

tail oblivion. 

li Yive, memor, quam 

;l Sis aevi brevis. 



80 EPITAPHS. 

Thomas Lyman, 
died April 15, 1845, 

M88. 



Miss Pauces Lyman 

died April 19, 1820, 

yEt 55 years. 



In Memory of 
Hon. Elijah H. xMiU^^, 

Distinguished for a long succession of years, by liis ability and 
eloquence at tlie bar, his enlightened patriotism, and his extensive 
beneficial influence as a member of the state and national govern- 
ments. 

who died in the faith of the Gospel, 
Mays"', 18-29. iEt 5?. 



•L 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah Mills, 

wife of 

Elijah Hunt Mills, Esq. 

and daughter of the 

Hon, Ebenezer Hunt, and Mrs. Sarah Hunt. 

who died Oct. 2^ 1802, 

in the 23^^ year of her age. 

The soul looks through the gloomy portals of the grave, 
To happier scenes of Immortality.' 



In Memory of 

George Francis, son of 

Elijah Hunt Mills, 

and Harriet his wife, 

who died May 25^ 1827, 

in the 6*^ year of his age. 

' Weep not for those Avhom the veil of the tomb, 
In life's happy morning hath hid from our eyes, 

Ere sin threw a blight o'er the Spirits young bloom, 
Or earth had profaned, what was born for the skies.' 



EPITAPHS. 81 



Here are i me red 

The remains of Lkwis 

Butler, 2*^ son of Simeon 

and Mary Butler, who died 

Feb 10, 1818, aged 18. 

Weop not for me my dangers all are past, 
I've run the race and gained the goal at last, 
I've left the cumbrous load of flesh behind. * 



In Memory of 

Mary Ann Butler, 

eldest child of Simeon and 

Mary Biiiler, who died Sep. 

23'', 1«U2, in the 8'", year 

of her age. 

Emblem of innocence thy placid mind knew no rough passion, 
nor a thought unkind. Bright were our hopes, we mourn to find 
them vain but God is just and *■***- * 



EowARD Butler, 

Died July 13, 1849, 

aged 52. 



WiLiiAM Butler, 

Died March 9, 1831, 

aged 68 years. 



Marv, 

Third daughter of 

Mr. William and Mrs. Hnldah 

Butler, died July 3', 1800, 

aged 8. 



William, son 

Mr. William and Mrs. Hu!dah Butler, 

Died Sep. l''\ 1802, 

aged 15 Months. 



82 



EPITAPHS. 



John Bkown, 

son of Mr. William and 

Mrs. lluldah Butler, died 

July 5\ 181 1, 

aired 21 Months. 



Daniel Butler, 
Died Sep 14, 1833, 
aged 65 years. 



Under this Stone 

rest the renrtains of 

Mrs. Anna Butler, 

wife of 

Mr. Diniei Butler, 

and daughter of John and 

Mrs. Mary VVelsh, of Boston, 

who departed this life 
May 9% 1801, aged 32 years. 

Those Avho knew her not, may learn from this Monumental 
Stone, that her virtues have rendered her memory precious to her 
bereaved partner. The sight of it will excite a tender recollec- 
tion of her worth in the bosoms of those who knew her. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Maky Butler, 

wife of Mr. Simeon Butler, 

who died March 1, 1829, 

aged 55 years. 

Sweet peace and heavenly hope and humble joy, divinely shone f n 
her enraptured soul and crowned her for the skic;^. 



Simeon Butler, 

Died Nov. 7, 1847, 

aged 77 years. 

The Lord our righteousness.' 



EPITAPHS. 83 

In MssBory of 

Mr. Hervky Tillotson, 

who died Sep 12, 1813, 

in the 31 year of his age. 



In Memory of 
Rev. Heniiy Lyman, 

son of 

Theodore and Snsan W. Lyman, 

a Missionary of the 

American Board 

who with his associate 

Rev Samuel Munson, 

suffered a violent death 

from * The Batt^hs' in Sumatra, 

June '.8, JS34, 

aged 24. 

'* We are more than conquerors." 



^ In Memory of 

Mr. Abner Barnard, 

wh(» died 

Jan 11. 1806, 

in the 23'' year 

of his age. 

' Lord I commit my soul to thee.' 



E\'OS KiNGSLEY, 

died Nov 6. 1845, 
aged 75. 



Rebecca, 

wile of 

Enos Kin^sley, 

died Jan. 27, 1823, 

aged 47. 



84 



EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Ruth D xw, 

wife of Mr. John Dixon, 

of Kiliingrly, Con. 

who departed this life 

Aug. 22, 18 M, ill the 34 year of 

her age. 

Arthur Fkan('is, 

son of William M ^nd 

Sarah B. Stood rd, 

died Nov. 27, im, 

aged 18 mcHiths. 



Willi M\i B(f.A! 
eldest son of Willi 
and S;)rah B Si ^ ' 

died Nov ls4v, 
7 years and 7 m 
Is it well with the child r and h'oo 



m H. 

iard, 
iged 
fjths. 

answered it is well. 



«* Thy son livoi i\." ' 

D\vii> Tappv^j, 

son of Wilh: TT FT. 

and S;tr:5h B. St ddard, 

died O^t. 21. --iS, 

aged 5 y^ iir^. 

His soul was gentle as a lamb. 



INGOLS. 



Li 



In Memory <»f Miss A-; 
Daughter of Mr J 
Mrs. Mary Ingols, who die^' 
iEt23 yf'H: 
There was a time, that tu; 
When youth, I bloom' .1 
A time will come, is co^ni : 
When thou shalt fade 1; 



\L Ingols, 

nes and 

' * * II, 1«26, 

' has past, 

ke thee, 
:; fast, 

e me. 



EPITAPHS. 85 



Timothy Edwards, 
son of 
Josiah and Rhoda Dwight, 
Died May 29"\ 1833, aged 25 years. 

Hannah Worth ington, 

daughter of 

Josiah and Rhoda D wight, 

died Sep. 17, 1829, 

aged 17 years. 

William Harris, 

son of 

Josiah and Caroline D wight, 

who perished in the wreck 

of the Albion on the Irish Coast, 

April 22^ 1822, aged 29 years. 

This tribute of affection is inscribed by her who occupied the 
place of Mother, to whom and her children his conduct was ever 
a cha; to and toucliing example of filial and Fraternal love, but 
yet rciiiembermg that the partmg sigh appoints the just to slumber 
not to ciie. 

The startmg tear I check'd, 

I kiss'd the Rod 
And not to earth resigned them, ' 

But to God. 

In Memory of 

Josiah Dwi(;ht, Esq. 

who was born Sep. 

17, 1767, and died March 8, 182-1. 

In til,: iaith and hope of the glorious Gospel of the Blessed God. 

Thomas, son of 

Josiah and Rhoda Dwight, 

Died Oct. 1815, aged 5 years. 

Hannah Buckminster, 

Daughter of 

Josiah and Rhoda Dwight, 

Died Feb. 16, 1814, 

aged 2 years. 

8 



86 



EPITAPHS. 



CHARLEy Hooker, died 
May 13^ 1833, aged 36 years. 



In Memory of 

Miss Abigal Welsh Butler, 

daughter of Daniel and Anna 

Butler, who died Sep. 4, 

1822, aged 24 years. 

Faith with a bright unwavering eye 
Points with a smile above the sky, 
And wafts the mourner to that shore, 
"Where mourning friends shall part no more. 

Also in Memory of 

Mr. Charles Paiikeii Butler, 

Son of Daniel and Anna Butler, 

who died at the Bay of 

St. Louis Sept. 15 1820, 

aged 26 years. 

Though strangers only lingered by 
And mutely watched the strugling sigh, 
Yet nature's if not friendship's tear. 
Shall nightly wet the distant bier. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Joseph 

Bartlet, 

who died August 3, 1755, 

aged 73 years. 



Benjamin 

Bartlet, Died 

Aug. 23, 1762, 

in the 62 year 

of his age. 



Note. — This stone is broken, and in three pieces, and lays 22 
yards east of the Henshaw tomb. 




Note. — This is a rough stone, 18 inches square, 60 feet east of 
Lieut. Wm. Clark's grave. 



EPITAPHS. 



87 



UPH AM 



David Gorham, 

Child of 

Tim° & Julia U. Wood, of New York, 

Died llth Sept., 1822, 

aged 2 years. 



Mrs. Rachel Langford, 

Died Dec. 39, 1780, 
in the 24th year of her age. 



Mrs. MiNDWELL, 

Relict of Capt'n Moses Lyman, 

Died May 25, 1780, 

in the 88th year of her age. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Jonathan Strong, 
who died Dec. 18th, 1803, 
in the 67th year of his age. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Rachel Strong, 

Wife of Mr. Jonathan Strong, 

who died Dec. 21, 1817, 

in the 80th year of her age. 



B. li. 



:±\ 



Note. — Tliis stone is 20 feet north of Hon. Joseph Hawley' 
Monument. 



88 



EPITAPHS. 



D. L. 



£J 



Note. — This is an unwrought stone, 18 inclies liigli, 24 wide, 
60 feet south, of the pine tree, on the hill. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Martha Clark, 

Wife of Mr. Aaron Clark, 

who died March 13, 1803, aged 50 years. 



HEAR LIES 

intered the body 



of 



Note. 



ELDER PRESERVED CLAPP, 

oF NoRthampton, 
who died September the 22, 1720, 

in the 77 year of his age. 
-This stone is on the hill, near the pine tree. 

HEAR LIES 

intered the body of 
Mrs, SARAH CLAPP, 

of Northampton, 

who died Oct. 4, 1716, 

in the 66 year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mr. EliphazClap, 

who died July 20, 1783, 

aged 71 years. 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Rachel, y'' wife of 

Mr. Eliphaz Clap, 
who died Jan. 11, 1762, 
in y*" 41 year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Capt. Elisha Pomeroy, 

who died Jan'y 26, 1762, in y'' 41 year of his age. 

" A law eternal does decree, 
That all things born shall mortal be." 



EPITAPHS. 89 



David Judd, 
Born April 12, 1771, 
Died May 21, 1827. 
Sarah Judd, 
Wife of David Judd, 
Born Nov. 26, 1774, 
Died Oct. 10, 1826. 
In Memory of 
David Judd, 
Son of Mr. David and Mrs. Sally Judd, 
died Oct. 26, 1807, 
aged 17 months and 11 days. 
Also an infant daughter, 
died Oct. 2d, 1801, aged 1 day. 
Spencer Judd, 
Died Oct. 30, 1832, aged 32 years. 
Eliza S. Judd, 
Wife of Spencer Judd, 
died June 13, 1830, aged 29. 
Charles Spencer Judd, 
their son, died Oct. 29, aged 5 years. 
Note. — Mr. Judd, wife and child, died in Springfield, and were 
interred in the " Old Burying Ground." Their remains were re- 
moved and re-interred in this place, May, 1848, by Thomas 
Bridgman. 

Sarah H. Wells, 

Wife of Samuel Wells, 

and daughter of Hon. Jonathan Leavitt, 

of Greenfield, 

Died Jan'y 29th, 1837, 

aged 40 years. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Rachel Russell, 

Consort of Mr. John Russell, 

who died February 10, 1810, aged 27 years. 

8* 



90 EPITAPHS. 



Laura, 

Wife of John Russell, 

died Feb. 9, 1826, JE 38. 

Jacob set a pillar on Racbel's grave. 



In Memory of 

Miss Cordelia Snow, 

Daughter of Mr. Ralph and Mrs. Theodocia Snow, 

Born Nov. 12th, 1798, 

Died Aug. 16th, 1824. 

And if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them 
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 



Here Ljes the Body of 

Samuel Curtis, 

who died the 24 of luLy, in the year 1721, 

in the 73 year of his age. 

Note. — This Monument is on the hill, and in a good state of 
preservation. 



Hon. Joseph Lyman, 
Born Oct. 22, 1767, died Dec. 11, 1847. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Elizabeth Lyman, 

Consort of Joseph Lyman, 

and daughter of Hon. Samuel Fowler, 

of Westfield, 

who died July 16th, 1808. 



Also of their Daughter, 

Frances, 

who died at Medford, 

Jan'y 11th, 1809, Atat 12. 

Death kills not the buds of virtue, 
No, they spread ***** 



EPITAPHS. 91 



Lydia, 

Dau'" of Lieut. Enock and Mrs. Nancy Clarke, 

died June 15, 1773, 

aged 2 years and 4 months. 



Mrs. LuciNDA Clarke, 
Died Jan'y 25, 1840, aged 74. 



Christophep. Clarke, 
Died Sept. 28th, 1838, aged 45. 



Elizabeth W., 

Dau^ of F. W. and L. B. Clarke, 

died Sept. 28, 1848, aged 8 years. 

Death, came with friendly care, 

The opening bud to heaven conveyed, 

And bade it blossom there. 



John Phillips, 

Son of John and Prudence Clarke, 

Born Dec. 17, 1828, died Oct. 22, 1831. 



Sarah W. Whitney, 

Wife of Josiah D. Whitney, 

and daughter of Rev. Payson Williston, 

died July 1, J 833, M 33. 

Earth has her dust, friends her memory, and the Redeemer her 
Spirit. 



William Dwight, 
Son of J. D. and S. W. Whitney, 
died April 3, 1826, aged 7 weeks. 



Margaretta, 

Daughter of J. D. and S. W. Whitney, 

died June 23, 1836, 

aged 7 years. 



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Alice Clarissa, 
Daughter of J. D. and C. J. Whitney, 
died March 25, 1840, aged 6 months. 



Ellen Douglass, 

Daughter of J. D. and C. J. Whitney, 

died July 27, 1846, aged 18 months. 

Jesus call'd a little cliild unto hini. 



This Monument, erected by a friend, 

To the Memory of 

Richard SiMIth, 

Son of Mr. Noadiah and Mrs. Abigal Pease, 

died March 31, 1812, 

aged 9 months and 12 days. 

*< Frail, smiling solace of an hour, 

So soon our transient comforts fly, 

And pleasures only bloom to die." 



In Memory of 

Fanny, 

Daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Hunt Breck, 

and Mrs. Abigal Breck, 

who died July 8th, 1802, 

aged 8 years, 1 month and 9 days. 

"An opening bud, a morning flower, 

Cut down and withered in an hour." 



AcHSA Maria, 

Daughter of Cephas and Achsa Clark, 

died Feb. 15, 1845, JE 42 years. 

A. M., 

Dau. of C. and A. Clark, 

died Oct. 8, 1821, M 8 mos. 



Here lies deposited the body of 

Martin Breck, 

Son of John and Electa Breck, 

who died Dec. 12th, 1797. 



EPITAPHS. 93 



This humble Stone is erected 
Sacred to the memory of 
Mr. William Breck, 
Son of Robert Breck, Esq., and Mrs. Rachel Breck, 
who departed this life September 11th, 1797, 
in the 24th year of his age. 
"Hark from the graves' oblivious doleful tones, 
Here shall oxir names be mouldering like our bones, 
Rise Immortal Soul, that hence my fame may shine, 
Time flies and ends, eternity is thine." 

Jn Memory of 

Mr. Joseph Hunt Breck, 

who departed this life November lOth, A. D. 1801, 

in the 36th year of his age. 

*< That life is long which answer's life's great end, 
One eye on death and one full fixed on heaven, 
Becomes a mortal and immortal man." 

William Clark, 
Died Dec. 31, 1842, JE 78. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Jerusha Clark, 

wife of Mr. William Clark, 

who died Feb. 7th, 1816, in the 52d year of her age. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their 
labours and their works do follow them. 



Mrs. Mary, 

Wife of Mr. William Clark, 

Died April 4, 1833, in the 70 year of her age. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Lucius Clark, 

who died Oct. 4, 1819, in the 31st year of his age. 

All flesh is as grass and all the glory of man as the flower of 

grass. The grass withereth and the flower thereof 

falleth away. 



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EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrss Miranda, 

Daughter of William and Jerusha Clark, 

who died Nov. 6, 1825, M 26 years. 

*' Rest thy hopes my friends on Christ the Lord, 
Live w^hile you live but to obey his v^ord." 



Also Sarah Clark, 

of the same family, died in Sparta, N. J. 

Sept. 16, 1823, ^t 33 years. 



John Moies, 
Died Sept. 24, 1827, aged 50. 



Mrs. Anna Moies, 

Wife of Mr. John Moies, 

died Aug. 1, 1823, aged 47 years. 



In Memory of 

Miss Elizabeth R. Moies, 

vi^ho died May 30, 1818, in the 22 year of her age, 

daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Anna Moies. 

Thus the bright damsel just reared her shining head, 
From obscure shades of Life, and sunk among the dead. 



Thomas Shepherd, 
Born May 27, 1778, died Dec. 23, 1846. 



Catherine, 
his wife, born Dec. 23, 1782, died Nov. 24, 1846. 



Elizabeth, 

Wife of Henry Shepherd, 

born Sept. 30, 1817, died Jan. 23, 1848. 



Ogden E. Edwards, 
Born 1 1 Nov. 1802, died 25 April, 1848. 



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95 



Catherine, 

Daughter of T. Shepherd, Esq. of Northampton, 

and wife of Ogden E. Edwards of New York, 

born 1806, Aug. 22, died 1843, April 21, 

aged 36 years and 8 months. 

"An Angel's arm can't snatch us from th.e grave, 

Legions of Angels can't confine us there." 



age 



Mary S. 
died 1834, May 3, 
1 year 10 months and 28 days. 



Thomas S. 

died 1827, Dec. 10, 

aged I year 3 months 9 days. 



Eugene, 

died 1837, Dec. 10, 

aged 1 year 2 months 12 days. 



Po.MEROY, 

an Infant, died 1843, March 11. 

Children of Ogden E. Edwards and Catherine S. 

Edwards of New York. 



FENNER. 



Charles P. Kingsley, 
died June 2, 1844, aged 45. 



Charles B. 

son of Cha's. P. and Caroline Kingsley, 
died Aug. 7, 1832, aged 11 mon. 



Edward B, 

son of L. H. and Nancv B. Graves, 

died Sept. 6, 1844. 



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Marie Louise, 

daught. of George and H. A. Abbott, died 

Nov. 10, 1846, aged 7 months. 

Sweet babe, thy parents' loss is thy gain. 



Mr. Timothy Graves, 
Died Oct. 15, 18^9, in the 40th year of his age. 



Mrs. Experience, 
wife of Justin Smith, died Jan. 16, 1832, aged 55 years. 
*' This mould' ring dust shall here repose in peace, 
Till that great day when time itself shall cease ; 
Her Spirit is with God, and this its plea, 
My Saviour died, my Saviour died for me." 



James Clinton, 

Son of Charles A. and Caroline H. Dewey, 

Died Dec. 3, 1832, aged 7 years. 



Edward J., 

Son of Charles A. and Caroline H. Dewey, 

died May 4, 1836, aged 3 years and 6 months. 



Henry C, 

Son of Charles A. and Caroline H. Dewey, 
died April 18, 1836, aged 17 months. 

In Memory of 

Almira Granger, 

Wife of Ebenezer Granger, 

who died Oct. 5, 1825, aged 17. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Moses Parsons, 

who died June 1, 1814, 

in the 83 year of his age. 

" Though I pass through this gloomy vale, 

Where death and all its horrors are. 

My heart and hope shall never fail. 

For God my Shepherd 's with me there." 




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In Memory of 
CALEB STRONG, 

late Governor of Massachusetts, 

who, after a life universal for piety and 

devotion to the public service, 

died Nov. 7, 1819, 

in the 75th year of his age. 

♦'The memory of the just is blessed." 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah Strong, 

the wife of Caleb Strong, and daughter of 

the Rev. John Hooker, 

who, having early devoted herself to the service of her 

Redeemer, and through life exemplified the virtues 

and graces of his religion, gently breathed out 

her spirit, in humble reliance upon his power 

and love, on the 12th day of Feb., 1817, in the 

60th year of her age. 

Though hope and trust 
And patient resignation shone serene, 
The Christian's pattern, and the friends' support. 
Their work fulfilled, those graces have resigned 
Their seat to perfect love and endless praise. 



In Memory of 

Sarah Strong, 

the daughter of Caleb and Sarah Strong. 

who died Oct. 26, 1783. 

aged 2 yrs and 3 mos. 

In Memory of 
Edward Strong, 
Son of Caleb Strong, and Sarah, his wife. 
He was born July 2, 1790, and educated at Harvard 
College : but his fair prospects of usefulness and distinc- 
tion were closed by his death, May 6, 1813, 
in the 23 year of his age. 
Ah ! quam dispar monumentum. ! 

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EPITAPHS. 



Here lies the body of 

Phebe Strong, 

the daughter of Caleb Strong, Esq., 

and Mrs. Sarah, his wife, 

who died Sept. 10, 1799, 

aged 4 years and 5 months. 

Here lies the body of 

Philip Strong, 

the son of Caleb Strong, Esq., 

and Sarah, his wife, 

died Aug. 17, 1800, aged 1 year and 5 months. 



In Memory of 

Julia A. Strong, 

Daughter of Caleb Strong, and Sarah, his wife, 

whose life was employed in active benevolence, and who 

died in full hope of a happy immortality, 

October 1st, 1818, aged 25 years. 

Sweet peace, and heavenly hope, and hnmble joy, 
Divinely beamed on her eiu-aptured soul, 
And crowned her for the skies. 



Elizabeth C, 

Daughter of Lewis and Maria Strong, 

died June 1, 1815, aged 3 years. 



Julia M., 

Daughter of Lewis and Maria Strong, 

died Nov. 20, 1822, aged 2 years and 5 months. 



In remembrance of 

Rev. Caleb Strong, 

Son of Lewis and Maria Strong, 

for seven years Pastor of the American Presbyterian 

Church at Montreal, who died in that city, 

universally beloved and lamented, 

January 4, 1847, aged 31 years. 



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Maria C, 

Daughter of Lewis and Maria Strong, 
died Aug. 28, 1836, aged 8 years. 



In remembrance of 

Theodore Strong, 

Son of Lewis and Maria Strong, 

who, having secured the affection, and awakened 

the fondest hopes of a large circle of friends, 

died August 31, 1848, aged 22 years. 

And tliej^ shall be muie, saith the Lord, in that clay when I make 
up my jewels. 



Maria Elizabeth Matson, 
died May 1!, 1847, aged 1 month. 
Sleep on, thoii sweet one, sleep — so early gone ! 
To earth a child is lost, to heaven a chernb born. 



In Memory of 

Julia Augusta Strong, 

youngest daughter of Theodore and Martha Strong, 

Born March 30, 1822, died Nov. 10, 1827, 

aged 5 years and 7 months. 

Ere sin could blight, or sorrow fade, 

Death came with friendly care, 
The opening bud to heaven conveyed. 
And bade it blossom there. 



In memory of 

Martha Ann Strong, 

Daughter of Theodore and Martha Strong, 

was born June 3, 1811, and died Aug. 17, 1831, 

in the 21st year of her age. 



Sarah H. Stong, 
Born Sept. 13, 1817, died Aug. 26, 1840. 



Sylvester Clark, 
died Nov. 9, 1841, aged 55 years. 



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Sacred to the memory of 

Sylvia Church, 

A Colored woman, who for many years lived in 

the family of N. Storrs, died 12 April, 1822, ^ (56. 

Yery few possessed more good qualities than she did. She was 

for many years a member of Mr. Williams' Church, and 

we trust lived agreeable to her profession, and is 

now inherit mg the promises. 

In memory of 

Sarah Gray, A " Colored Woman." 

Erected by those who experienced her faithful services. 

She died Oct. 7, 1831, aged 23. 



SoLOxMON Stoddard,* 
born Nov. 29, 1800, died Nov. 11, 1847. 

In him were united eminent Literary attainments, sound and dis- 
criminating judgment, unaffected modesty and devoted Chris- 
tian Character. After being connected with various Lit- 
erary institutions, he was for the last nine years of 
his life Professor of Languages, in Middlebury 
College. 
* Graduated at Yale College in 1820. 



Benja, 
Our Dear little Baby." 



''A. Polish Exile." 

A. A. Tarnava Malchewski, 

vel, Jakubowski, 

Obt. 24 Ap. 1837, aged 21. 

Erected by his pupils. 



Charlotte S. 

wife of J. C. Tabor, of New Bedford, Mass. 

died April 21, 1837, aged 28. 

" Fare thee well." 



EPITAPHS. 101 



JAMES BRIDGMAN, 

one of the 

Pilgrim Fathers, 

Came from England, 1640, 

came to this town, 1654, 

Died 1676. 

Sarah, 
his wife, died Aug. 31, 1668. 

James, 
his son, died Jan. 14, 1756, 7 mos. 



Sally Maria, 

Daughter of Thomas and Sally Maria Bridgman, 

Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Nov. 14, 1822, 

Died in Columbus, Ohio, March 3, 1834. 

** Hark, they whisper Angels say, 
Sister Spirit come away." 
'« Now I See." 



Henry Bridgman, 

Born in Columbus, May 17, 1836, 

Died Aug 14, 1837, 

and is there interred by the side of his sister, S. M. B. 

" And Jesus took a little Child." 



Joseph Cook Bridgman, 

Born May 19, 1827, Died Sept. 14, 1846. 

<« Now I See." 



In Memory of 

Thomas Bridgman,* Esq., 

who died Oct. 14th, 1771, in y*" 31st year of his age. 

Time was like the I life possess' d, 
And time shall be when you shall rest. 

* A descendant of James, grad. at Harvard 1762 ; M. A. at 
Yale 1765, studied Law with Major Joseph Hawley. 

9* 



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EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Thomas Bridcx.man, 
who died Oct. y'^ 30, 1742. * 



[Masonic Emblems.] 

Sacred to the memory of 

Mr. Thomas Bridgman, 

who died Aug. 5th, 1799, in the 32d year of his age. 

*' Farewell vain world, I must be gone, 

I have no home or stay in thee, 

I'll take my staff and travel on, 

Till I a better v>^orld can see." 



In memory of 

Mrs. Elizabeth Bridgman, 

Relict of iVlr. Thomas Bridgman, 

who died May 25th, 1806, aged 36. 

<' Jesus can make a dying bed 

Feel soft as downy pillows are, 
"While on his breast I lean my head 

And breathe my life out sweetly there. 



William Bridgman, 

Son of Thomas Bridgman, 

died Sept. 28, 1802, 

aged 3 years. 



Betsey, 

Dau' of Mr. Thomas and 

Mrs. Elizabeth Bridgman, 

died Feb. 20, 1798, 

aged 11 months. 

Also an Infant, 
who died July 8th, 1798. 



SETH WRIGHT'S 
FAMILY TOMB. 



Hezekiah, 

Son of Setli and Sarah Wright, 

Died Feb. 14, 1815, M XXXI. y'rs. 



EPITAPHS. 103 



Theodore, 
Son of S. and S. W., died June 21, 1839, M LV. y'rs. 

Seth Wright, 
Died Dec. 20, 1828. M LXXIV. y'rs. 

Eliza P , 

Dau" of David and Sarah Adams, 

Died July 26, 1815, M 17 mo's. 

David Adams, 
Died June 2, 1821, JE XXXVI. y'rs. 

Mary Eliza, 

Dau'' of D. and S. Adams, died July 12, 1825, 

M IX. y'rs. 

An Infant Child 

of Hon. Benjamin and Mary Barrett, 

died July 19, 1827. 

Georgiana, 
Dau*^" of Theodore and Mary Wright, died . 



David, 

Son of D. and S. Adams, died at Pittsfield, 
Jan'y 10, 1835, M XIV. y'rs. 

Sarah P., 

Dau"^ of D. and S. Adams, died Nov. 20, 1837, 

M 19 y'rs. 

Mary C, 

Dau*' of Dr. James and Caroline Thompson, 

Died May 24, 1846, M 17 mo's. 

Sarah, 

Wife of Seth Wright, died Aug. 26, 1846. 

M LXXXVII. y'rs and XI. months. 

Rebecca, 
Sister of Hon. B. Barrett, died Oct. 3, 1846, JE LX. 



104 EPITAPHS. 



IN MEMORY OF 
ISAAC CHAPMAN BATES, 

WHO WAS BORN 

AT GRANVILLE, MASS., 

JAN. 28, 1776, AND 

DIED AT WASHINGTON, D. C, 

A SENATOR OF THE UNITED STATES, 

MARCH 16, 1845. 

Honored, Loved, Lamented. The Eighteous hath hope in 
his Death. 



General William Lyman, 

American Consul at London, 

Died September 2, 1811, in the 56th year of his age, 

at Cheltham, England, and was interred in 

Gloucester Cathedral. 



In memory of 

Mrs. Clarissa Waldo, 

Died Aug. 22, 1S20, aged 58. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. 



HUNTINGTON. 



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Helen Betihah H. 

daughter of C. P. H. & H. S. H. 

died July 25, 1889. 



Helen Sophia, 

wife of C. P. H. 

eldest daughter of Hon. E H. Mills 

died March 30, 1844. 



Henriette Mills H. 

Infant Child, 

Feb^, 8, 1844. 



EPITAPHS. 105 



Hannah Drayton, 

of Charleston, South Carolina, 
Ob. 12 April, 1833, JE 60. 

Harriet, 

daughter of Thomas and Harriet Edwards, "y 

died March 4, 1833, aged 7 months and four days. ^^ 

"None are too pretty, none too young, 
To go to God, from whom they sprung." 

In Memory of 

Mr. HoLisTER Baker, 

who died Nov. 12, 1811, 

in the 62 year of his age. 

<' Well, the kind minvite must appear. 
When we shall leave these bodies here, 
These clogs of clay, and mount on high. 
To join the songs above the sky." 



In Memory of 

Mr. Nathaniel Ludden, 

who died Nov. 22, 1814, aged 28 years. 

Friends and physicians could not save. 
This mortal body from the grave. 
When Christ commands, it must appear. 



Sarah, 
Wife of John Wright, died May 20, 1842, 

aged 58. 



In memory of 

Mr. Samuel Wright, 

who died June 23, 1818, aged 66 years. 



Mrs. Jerusha Lyman, 
Wife of General William Lyman, 
departed this life June 11, 1803, 
in the 43d year of her age. 



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EPITAPHS. 



FROM ANCIENT RECORDS OE NONOTUCK. 



The Grants of each, mans to full sura of Acres of Land wch 
were Given to each Perticular Person, to be to them And to their 
heirs Execut's Assignes, to have And to hold forever feburary 19 : 
1660. 



Acres bf>sid'3 homelots. 

Roberd Bartlet, 57 

Edvi'ard Elmore, 72 

WilKam Elmore, 86 

Richard Limon, 81 

John Limon, 53 

Thomas Mason, — 

Thomas Root, 51 

William Janes, 34 

Alexander Edwards, 72 

John Web, 37 

Sam'l Wright, Sen'r, 54 

Samuel Wright, Jr., 38 

William hubberd, 43 

Nathaniel Phelps, 29 

William Miller, 45 

David Bvrt, 39 

Walter Lee, 19 

Thomas Woodford, 33 

Isack Shelden, 31 

John King, 20 

Samvel Allyn, 26 

Thomas Salmon, 22 

Christoj^her Smith, 17 

Hinry Curtis, 34 

William Hannum, 25 

John Hannum, 15 

Gorge Alexander, 32^ 

John Blisse, 21 

Joseph Persons 81 



Acres beside homelots. 

Joseph Fitch, GO 

John Broughton, 27 

Thomas Bascom, 32 

Roberd Limon, 32 

James Bridgman, 38 

Gorge Langton, 38 

John Ingersole, 23 

Joseph Root, 10 

Joseph Janes, 8, 3 Rood, . . 08 

Authur Williams, 20 

John Stebings, — ! 

Roberd hauevd, 20 j 

John Pinchon, 120 

Mr. Eleazer Mather, 41 

Edward Baker, 22 

William Clark, 86 

Ilim-y Woodward, 46 

Hhiry Cundlief, 20 

Enos Kingsley, 06 

Gorge Sumner, 08 

Ralph Hvitchinton, 06 

WilHam Smeed, 06 

Aaron Cook, Scnr, — 

David Wilton, — 

John Strong, — 

Medad Pumry, 16 

Jonathan Hunt, 16 

Joshua Carter, 10 

Mr. James Cornish, — 

Here foloweth a coppei of the writing that is in Mr. Mather's 
hands About peticular mens Lands wch were given to Mr. Ma- 
ther to dispose of for the common good of the towne of North- 
ampton. 

Theese pesants witneseth that we whose Names are under sub- 
scribed doe promise and ingage to part with such summs of Land 
to which our Names Are Anexed upon the Consideration that Mr. 



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107 



Mather, non Resident Amongst us shall hare the disposing of sd 
Lands to such inhabitants as the sd Mather shaU Judge behove- 
full and necdfvill for the well being of the to^\'ne of Xorthanipton, 
to be devided Acording to ye same rule by which we devided the 
Lands ourselves, have or shall have in possession that is to say 20 
Acres to lOOlb and 15 Acres to A person, and All the Lands we 

Abate or part with all shall be laid together as the end of the 

meadow we commonlv call Manhan. 



Samuel "SVright, Junr., .... 04 

William Holton, 10 

Joseph Fitch, 19 

Joseph Persons, 08 

Richard Lhnon, 09 

John Lunon, 05 

Thomas Root, 05 

Thomas Mason and Samuel 

Allvn, 10 

WiUiam' Ilubberd, 05 

William Janes, 04 

Allexander Edwards, 05 

Roberd Bartlet, 05 

Nathaniel Phelps, 03 

Authur AVilliams, 05 

John King, 03 

John Broughton, 03 

Samuell wright, Juirr, 03 

David Burt, 03 



John Stebings, 02 

Isack Shellden, 06 

Thomas Salmon, 02 

Roberd hanerd, 03 

Thomas Woodford, 06 

John Ligersole, 03 

WiUiam Miller, 06 

Walter Lee, 03 

William Hannum, 03 

John Hannum, 01 

Thomas Bascom, 04 

Hinry Curtice, 05 

James Bridgman, 04 

Roberd Limon, 03 

John Blisse, 02 

Gorge Allexander, 03 

Christouer Smith, 03 

Gorge Langton, 04 



A COPI OF THE ORIGINAL DEED FROM THE 
INDIANS OF NORTHAMPTON. 



Be It known by these presents. That Crikwollop (alias) Wa- 
HiLLOWA, Neneshalaxt, Nassicohee, Kivnks, Paquahalant, As- 
SEiiLAQ,roMPAS, and Axowusk, the wife of Walluthek, All of 
Nonotuck, who are the chief and proper OA^aiers of all the lands on 
the west side of Connecticut River, at Nonotuck, on the one. Do 
give, grant, bargain, and sell unto Johx Pyxchox, of Springfield, 
on the other part. To him, his heirs and assigns. All the grounds and 
meadows, woods and ponds and w*** lying on the west side of 
Quonecticutt River, Beginning the small River below Manhan, 
called Sankrohonk, and so up by Quoneticutt River, to the little 



i 108 EPITAPHS. 

! — 

meadow called Capawonk, namely, to the little brook or gutter 
on this side Capawonk, which little brook is called Masquanope, 
and the grounds lying westward from Connecticut River, within 
the compass aforesaid, for nine miles out in the woods (viz.) as 
far as Manshoonisk, is from Springfield, (for so it was expressed 
to the Indians.) All that tract of ground from Sankronk River, 
and QuoxACKUcK called Maxhax, Poiknack, Petowag, Aspow- 

OUNK, LUCKCOMMUCK, AsSATAYYAGG, NaYYAGG, NaNYGROMIvEGG, 

Masgump, and by what other names the said grounds are called 
and all out into the wood from the great River for nine luiles with- 
in the compass. 

The aforesaid Indians, an particular, Wawhillowa, Fexassaha- 
LANT, Nassachokee, being the Sachems of Nonotiick, do for them- 
selves and with the consent of the other Indians, and owners of 
the said grounds, sell, give, and grant unto John Pynx'Hox, of 
Springfield, and to his assigns for and in the consideration of One 
Hundred fathoms of wampum by tale, and for ten coats, (besides 
some small gifts on hand paid to the said Sachems and owners 
all the land aforesaid, as these presents have bargained granted 
and sold to the said Pyxchox, all and singular the said lands, 
free from all incumbrances of Indians provided the said Pyx- 
CHOx, shall plow up or caused to be plowed up, for the said In- 
dians, Sixteen acres of land on the easterly side of Quonecticutt 
River which is to be done sometime next Slimmer, and in the 
mean (viz.) the next Spring 1654, the Indians have liberty to 
plant theu* present cornfields, but after that time, they are whol- 
I ly to leave the west side of the River and not to plant or molest 
the English there. All the same premises, the said Pynchon, 
and his assigns shall have and enjoy absolutely and clearly for- 
ever, all incumbrances from any Indians or their cornfields. 

In AVitness of these presents the said Indians have subscribed 
their marks this Twenty -fourth day of Septembei', 1653, 

The mark of r>i Crikwallop, 
« i( (( ^ Nenessahalnnt, 
*« " " M Nassicohee, 

« a u [j<j Pa^UAHALANT, 

The underwriten are witnesses that these are the marks of the 
Sachems, witliin mentioned and that they do freely pass over the 
land mthiu mentioned in the behalf of themselves and other own- 
ers to John Pynchon, of Springfield, and to his assigns forever. 
Elizur Holyoke, The mark kl of Watchanine, 
Henry Burt, A Chief man who helped to make the bargain, 
Thomas Cooper, The mark X of Namsneleck, 
Thomas Stebbins, The mark X Skittomp, (alias) Unquask. 



EPITAPHS. 109 



SPRINGFIELD 



" Take tlicm O Death ! and bear away 
Wliatevcr tliou can'st call thine own ! 

Thine image stamped upon this chiy, 
Doth give thee that, but that alone ! 

'< Take them, O Grave ! and let them lie 
Folded upon thy narrow sbclves, 

As garments by the soul laid by, 
And precious only to ourselves ! 

" Take them, O great Eternity ! 

Our little life is but a gust, 
That bends the branches of thy tree. 

And trails its blossoms in the dust !" 

Longfellow. 



HERE LyE^H THE BoDy oF 

MARi 

THE WIFE oF ELIZVR HoLyoKE 

WHo DIED OCToBER 26 1657. 

Shee yt lyes here Avas while shee stood 

A very Glorv of Woomanhood 

Even here was Sowne most PRETious DVST 

AMiich Surelv vShall Rise wiTH The JusT. 



Here lyeth the Body of 

John Glover 

Son of M^ Pel ATI AH Glover 

who Died y^ 14 oF lANVARy 1664. 

Mv Body Sleeps my SoVLE HATH SVIET REST 
in"^ARM'ES oF GoD in Christ who makes me Blest 
The Tyme Drawes on apace when GoD ve Sonne 
To See his face shall both VNITE In oNE. 
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110 EPITAPHS. 

AblLENE HA 

WIFE oF M^ JAP 

CHAPF Dy° oN No'^ 

y^ 17 1711 AGE°68 

yEAR. 



MR I 



JAPHAT CHAPIN 

Dy" oN FEb^^ y'= 20 
1712 AGE^ 70 yEAR. 



LIEV^ 

AbEL WRIGHT Dy° 

IN OCT^ y'^ 29 AN 

NO^ 1725 AGE° 94 yEAR^ 



SARAH 

y^ WIFE of DAVID CHAPIN 

DyE^ oN FEb^ y'^ 6 1725-' 

AGE° 38 yEA^ 



Wid. Margaret Bliss 

Settled in this town 1645, 

Died April 28, 1684. 

Samuel, 

Her son, died March 23, 1720. 

Ebenezer, 

His son, died Sept. 7, 1717. 

Jedediah, 

First son, died Nov. 30, 1777, iE 69. 

Rachel, 

His wife, died Nov. 10, 1747. 

Mariam, 

His 2d wife, died Nov. 19, 1793. 

Alex Bliss, 

Died July 25, 1843, JE 90. 



EPITAPHS. Ill 

Margaret, 
His wife, died March 21, 1788, .^ 29. 

Abigal, 

His 2d wife, died July G, 1807, ^ 39. 

Tiieir Children. 

Edmund Bliss, Esq. 

Died April 16, 1821, ^35. 

Alex Bliss, Esq. 

Died at Plymouth, July 15, 1827, yE 05. 

! Margaret 

Died April 27, 1790, .E 2 ys. 

Thomas W. 

Died August, 1799, ^ 8 ys. 

Richard 

Died Sept. 13, 1807, M 10 days. 

Thomas W. 

Died May 7, 1802, M 8 mos. 

Edmund 
Died Feb. 28, 1823, .E 17 ms. 

Elijah 
Died July 24, 1831, ^ 4 ys. 
Children of Elijah W. and Orphana Bliss. 
Also 10 children who died under 3 ys of age. 



In Memory of 

y Hon John Pynchon, Esq. 

who died Jan'-y 17th, 1702-3, 

aged 76 years. 

Also Mrs. Amy, 

his wife died Jan^-^' 9th, 1698-9, 

aged 74 years. 

Also William, 

their son, died June 15th, 1654, 

aged 1 year. 



112 



EPITAPHS. 



Also Mahitadle, 
their Dau^ died July 21111, 1663, 

aged '2 years. 
Also of Hon. John Pynchon, Esq. 
died April 25th, 1721, aged 74 years. 
11 Also J\lrs. Margaret, 

his wife, died Nov'"' Uth, 1716, 

aged years. 

Also John Pynchon 3d, Esq. 
died July 12th, 1742, 

aged 68 years. 

Also Mrs. Bathshua, 

his 1st wife, died June 20th, 1710, 

aged 27 years. 

Also Mrs. Phebe, 

his 2d wife, died Oct'" J 0th, 1722, 

aged 36. 

Also Mr. John Pynchon, 

his son, died April 6th, 17o4, 

aged 49 years. 

Also WiLLiAJi Pynchon, Esq. 

Son of y*" Hon, John Pynchon 2d, Esq. 

died Jan"-' 1st, 1741, 

aged 52 years. 

i\lso Mrs. Katherine, 

his wife died April 10^ 1747, 

aged 47 years. 

Also Mrs. Sarah, 

their Dau", wife of Josiah Dwight Esq. 

died Aug'' 4'\ 1755, 

aged 34 years. 

Hon Joseph Pynchon, 
Died 1765. 



Edward Pynchon Esq. 
Died Nov. 3, 1777, .E 63. 



EPITAPHS. 113|[ 

- — i| 

li 



William Pynxho.v, Esq., 
Son of John Pyiichon od, died Jan. 11, 1783. 

M 80. ij 

Sara IT, !i 

Relict of Win. Pvnchon, Esq. 

Died Feb. 21, 1776, j: 

M 84. jl 

Elizabeth, ij 

Relict of Benj. Colton, li 

Daughter of John Pynchon, '3d, Esq, 
Died Sept. 26, 1776, /E 74. 
Cap. George Pyxchox, 
t'on of John Pynchon 3d, died June 2G, 1797, 
aged 81. 
Maj. Wm PfNciioN, , 

Died Mar. 24, 1808, aged 60. |; 

Lucy, [ 

His wife, died Feb. 17, 1814, 
aged 75. 
John Pyxcho.v, 
Died Mar. 4th, 1826, aged 81. 
Edward Pynchon Esq., 
Died March 17, 1S3G, aged 56 years. 

Wm. Pynchon, 
Died Aug. 12, 1847, aged 71 years. 

Note.— He Uved in tlie «* OLD PYNCHOX HOUSE" 19 years. 
It -was torn down in 1831, liaA-ing stood 171 years. 



This Monument is erected 

to the memory of 

Col. William Smith, 

who departed this life Feb^ 17, 1806, j 

aged 50 years. i 

I know that my redeemer livetli, and that lie shall stand at the j 

latter day upon the earth and though after my skin, worms des- ! 

troy this body yet in my flesh shall I see God. j 

10* I 



114 EPITAPHS. 



This Monument is erected 

to the memory of 

Mrs. Sophia Byers, 

Consort of Mr. James Byers, Jun. 

born Sept. 4'', 17TG, 

died February 23\ 1808, 

aged 26 years. 

'• The bliss of human kind fleets fast aAva}' 
From dreams of hope, alas I how soon Avere torn, 
The sun of joy scarce darts its gladning ray, 
When clouds o'ershadoAv and we wake to mouni. 



This Monument is erected 

to the memory of 

Capt. Jame^ Byers, 

who departed this life 

the 2"^ day of Nov. 1811, 

^t 70 years. 



This Monument is erected 

in memory of 

Mrs. HanxVah Byers, 

relict of the late 

James Byers, Esq. 

who died Oct. 10"\ 18 J5, 

aged 68 years. 



In Memory of 

John Bryant, 

born in Boston IT^ May, 1743, 

died in this town V May, 1816,' 

aged 73. 



Also of his wife, 

Hannah Mason Bryant, 

Born in Boston, Dec. 21, 1757, 

Died in this town, Dec. 21, 1829. 



EPITAPHS. 115 

Here rests the remains of 

Henry Knox Bryant, 

Son of Capt. John and Mrs. Hannah Bryant, 

who died 2d Dec. 1793, 

in the 3"^ year of his age. 

Here rests tlie remains of 

Capt. David Mason, 

who died Feb"^ 8th, 1795, 

aged 42. 

" A Law Eternal h.as decreed, 
That all tliinajs born shall mortal be." 



Gen. Jacob Bi.iss, 
Died March 27, 1829, M 66. 



Col. John Bliss, 
Died Dec. 24, 1827, JE 31 



Jacob Bliss, Jun., 

Died at New Orleans, Oct. 14, 1819, 

iE24. 



In Memory of 

Emily, 

Daughter of Jacob and Mary Bliss, 

Born Dec. 2d, 1798, 

Died Aug. 13th, 1800, 

M 29 months. 



Here lies intcred the body of 

Lieut. Timothy Bliss, 

who died Aug^' y^ 18^ A. D. 1769, 

in y*" 57^' year cf his age. 
' Hark from the tombs a doleful sound, 

Mine ears attend the cry, 
Ye living men come view the ground, 
Where you must shortly lie." 



116 EPITAPHS. 



Here lies intered the body of 
Mr. John Ma^lefuild, 

A French gentleman, vr\\o, passing through the town of Sprint 
field, dving, bequeathed all his estate to the poor of this tov.-n. 
He died Nov. 2(5, 1711. 

P.sal. '11, 1. Blessed is he that considereth the poor. 



In Memory of the |l 

Rev. RoiiEiiT Breck, A. M , i 

late pastor of the church of Christ in this place. 
VA-ho died on the 23'\ dnv of Anril, 
A. D. 1784," 
in the 71st year of his age, 
and in the 49''', of his ministry. 
This moraiment is erected by his aHectionate and grateful pa- ij 
rishioners^ in addition to that in their breasts, to perpetuate the re-1 ! 
membrance of his singular worth and long continued labors I i 
among them in the service of their souls. ! ; 

Ho taught us how to live, and Oh ! too high ;' 

A price for knowledge ! taught us how to die. 



Heare Liys the Body of 

Beniamin Wright, 

He deceased the 24''' of October, 

1704, at near the acre of 78 years. 



Here lies y^ Body of 
Mary Sikes, once 
Mary Warner, Died March 13, 1724. 



In Memory of 

Ensign Increase Sikes, 

who died March 13th, 1760, 

in his 59th year. 



Here lies y^ body of 

Mary Sikes, 

once Mary Knolton, who dyed y^ 1 of ianvary 1707' 

aged 30 years. 



1 "~~ 

EPITAPHS. 117 



In Memory of 

Doc^' Jonathan Bliss, 

whose Body was weak, His mind Strong, 

His heart upright, and his life exemplary, 

lie died Oct. 29"', 1761, in his G3d year, 

and here lies intered. 



Jn Memory of 

Doct. Pelatiah Bliss, 

who being abroad in the Public Service, 

as Surgeon of a Regiment, 

Died near Albany, Dec"" 26, 1756, 

in his 34th year. 



Also in Memory of 

Pelatiah, 

his Son, who died Nov"" 8th, 1766, 

in bis I8th year, and was here intered^ 

of Suffield. 



Here lies intered the body of 

the ReV^ Mr. Dan^^ Brewer, 

the late worthy Pastor of the first Church in Springfield, 

who departed this life on the 5th of Novem'' 1733, 

in the 66th year of his age, and 

40th of his Ministry. 

Kev. 14th, 13th. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, 
they rest from their labours, and their ^vorks follow them. 



Here lies intered the body of 

Mr. Daniel Brewer, Jun^ 

who dec^ October y'^ 7th, 1733, 

in the 25th year of his age. 

He Avas an hard Student, a Great Scholar, and a good Chris- 
tian. He osteem'd the Riches and Glory of this world as loss and 
Dung, so that He might win Christ, Ha\-ing a desire to depart. He 
lived miich desir'd, and Dy'd Greatly Lamented. 



118 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Katherine, 

late wife of y" Reverend Mr, Daniel Brewer, 

who died May loth, 1754, 

in her 79th year. 



In Memory of 

Nathaniel Brewer, 

Died March ] I, 1796, aged 85. 

Also of Eunice, his wife, 

Died Dec. 28th, 1774, aged 66. 

Also Doct. Chauncy Brewer, 

Died March 15, 1830, aged 87. 

Also of Amy, his wife, 

Died May 21, 1821, aged 76. 

Also of Lucy, their daughter, 

Died March 19th, 1801, aged 29. 

And of Kate, their daughter. 

Died Nov. 9th, 1786, aged 2 years. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Charles Brewer, 

who died 12th Mar", 1793, aged 76, 

Depart my friends, dry up your tearp, 
I must lie here till Christ appears. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Anne Brewer, 

Relict of Mr. Charles Brewer, 

who died March 24, 1798, aged 86 years. 



Susan Freedom, 

Died Dec. 28th, 1803, aged 19. 

Tho' short her life, and humble her station, she faithfully per- ' 

formed all the duties of it. <' The wise and great could do noli 

more." 

Note. — (A Colored Girl,) bro't up by Col. Worthington. 



EPITAPHS. 119 

In Memory of 

John Huggins, 

GENTLEMAN, 

who died August 1st, 1732, 

aged years. 



In Memory of 2 sons of 
Mr. Ellis Russell, 
who were both drowned together May 23, 1783, 
viz. Mr. Stephen Russell, in y^ 31 year of his age, 
and Archelaus, in y^ 13 year of his age. 
Reader beware, and venture not too far, 
To save one cb-owning, lest my fate you share. 
The second I ventured in to save, 
A brother drowning, brought me to my grave. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Abigal, 

wife of Mr. Jacob Cooley, 

who died Jan"^^ 1 2th, 1786, 

aged 63 years. 
Be meek and lowly O my friends, 
Behold this lonesome tomb, 
Beside of me there is a place, 
Prepare to enter down. 

Here rests the body of 

LuKi: Hitchcock, Esq. 

who after he had serv^ G( d and his generation in 

several publick offices, deceased Jan^ 24th, 1727, 

in y*" 72d year of his age. 



HOOKER. 

' Rest in Hope.' 



John Hooker, 

Died Mar. 7, 1829, M 69. 

Sarah, 

his wife, died Sept. 5, 1842, aged 78. 



120 



EPITAPHS. 



Two children died in infancy. 

Richard, 

April 24, 1802, aged 9 mo. 

Clarrisa, 

Oct. 8, 1804, aged 8 mo. 

Mauy, 

Died July 17, 1«24, aged 25. 

Sarah, 

wife of Dr. Hale, died April 21, 1825, aged 30. 

Almira, 
Her only child, died Oct. 15, 1824, aged 6 mo. 



Sarah Dwight, 

Daughter of George and Rachel Hooker, 

Died April 18, 1824, aged 5 ys. and 3 mo. 



In Memory of 

Lucy Ashmun, 

Daut' of George and Rachel Hooker, 

who died Oct. 1, 1823, aged 9 months. 



John Hooker, 

Eldest child of F. A.& E. D.Packard, 

Born Jan. 20, 1827, 

Died Jan. 20, 1829. 

The flower fadcth, but the word of * * * * 



OSGOOD. 



Hl-NRY 

Died July 3, 1834, aged 3 years. 

Mary Siiekbuijne, 
Died June 19, 1843, aged 29 years. 



EPITAPHS. 121 



In Memory of 

Mr. Earl Cooley, 

who by a casual blow in a well, died 15th Nov. 1809, 

in ihe 50th year of his age. 



Susan Sanborn, 

Wife of Simon Sanborn, 

Died May 3, 1834. 

In Memory of 

Mr. JOHNATHAN LlMAN, 

Born in Lebanon, educated in Yale College where lie 5 years 
acceptably and worthily discharged the duties of a tutor, the 
last winter was an instructor in the academic school at Hatfield, 
and for 2 years past a preacher universally appi:oved. Returnmg 
from Hatfield, on a visit to his parents he was taken sick in this 
town, and after 3 days, on May 4th, 1766, in the 29th year of his 
age, he breathed his immortal soul into the hands of Jesus. His 
body lies buried here, waiting for a happy Resurrection. 



In Memory of the 
Hon. Thomas Dwight, 

who died Jan 2'', 
A. D. 1819, aged 60. 

Behold he taketh away who can hinder him ? who will say 
unto him what doest thou ? 



Mrs. Hannah Dwight, 

Relict of Thomas Dwighlj 

Died July 10, 1833, 

^73. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Hon. Jonathan Dwight, 

who was born in this town Dec. 28, 1772, 

and died March 22, 1840, 

VIRTUTE, VIXIT, MEMORIA, 

VIVIT. 
11 



122 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Miss Margaret Dnvigiit, 

who Died 

April 24'\ MDCCXC, 

in the 20th, year of her age. 

This Monument is erected. 

Why are friends ravish' cl from us, 'tis to bind 
By soft affections ties on human hearts, 
The thought of death which reason too supine, 
(^r misemployed, so rarely fasten there. 



James Scutt Dwight, 

Died March 18, 1822, 

aged 53. 

Mary Sandford, 

wife of James Scutt Dwight, 

Died Dec. 7, 1844, 

aged 70. 



James S. Dwight, 

Son of James Scutt Dwight, 

Died at Florence, Italy, 

Feb. 24, 1831, 

aged 33. 



Jonathan Dwight, 
Died Sep. 5, 1831, 

7E88. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Hannah Dwight, 

Consort of Jonathan Dwight, Esq. 

who died 

May XXVI, MDCCCXXIV, 

aged LXXIX. 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten, and if by 

reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength, 

labor and sorrow, for it is soon cut off and we fly away. 



EPITAPHS. 



123 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Mr. Royal Bond, 

Merchant 

of New York, 

formerly of Boston, 

who was drowned on tlie 

night of the W\ August, 1S15, 

in attempting to cross the ferry at this place, 

aged 28 years. 

The way of man is not in himself. It is not in man that walketh 
to direct his steps. 



Cyrus Pomeroy, 

Son of Cyrus and Miranda Cole, 

Died July 30, 1847, 

JE 17 Months, and 12 days. 




Ann, 

wife of William Child, 

Died April 26, 1846, 

^58. 

William Child, Esq. 

Died June 27, 1847, 

^59. 



Martha Co<;gesiiall, 

Daughter of 

G. W. and Isabella Caliender, 

Died June 14, 1889, 

M 2 years and 8 Months. 

Tho' lost to sight, in memory dear.' 



124 EPITAPHS. 



John Phelps, 

son of 

Harvey, and Hannah Chapin, 

Died Aug. 25, 1826, 

M 7 Months. 



Erastus S. Chapin, 

Died May 1st 1840, 

M 21 years. 

Now let our mourning hearts revive, 

And all our tears be dry, 
Why should these eyes be drown'd in grief 

Which view a Saviour nigh. 



In Memory of 

Francis Newton, 

Son of Erastus and Ulrica Chapin, 

who was drowned Aug. 5th, 1820, 

aged 7 years 10 mo. and 9 days. 

Boast not thyseK of to-morrow, for thou knowest not vrliat ii 
day may bring forth. 



Dr. Sam' Kincsbury, 
Died June 18, 1826, aged 46. 

Jemima, 

His wife, died Jan. 20, 1846, 

^62. 

Charles L., 

their Son, died March 23, 1843, 

M 34. 



WARE. 

William H. Ware, 

Died Sept. 17, 1840, ^E 2 yrs, and 4 mo. 

Mara Eliza, 

wife of Addison Ware, died April 14, 1846, 

^38. 



EPITAPHS. 125 

Jn Memory of 

Ensign James Wauriner, 

who, after an useful and exemplary life, 

died May 9th, 1765, 

in y" 73d year of his age. 

To ye great grief of liis Mends. 



Here lies the body of 

Martha Warriner, 

who died Sept. 23d, 1744, 

in y^ 27 year of her age. 

Here lyeth the body of 

Liev' James Warriner, 

who died March 17, in the 

68 year of his age, 1736. 

Here lyeth the body of 

Mr. Thomas Warriner, 

Son of Lieut. James Warriner, 

and his wife, who died June the 13th, 

in the 37th year of his age, 

ANO 1740. 



Here lyeth the body of 

Ensign Ebenezer Warriner, 

who died on the fifth day cf February, 

in the fifty-fifth year of his age, 1737. 



In Memory of 

Arabilla, 

Daughter of Mr. Judah Chapin and Mrs. Lois Chapin, 

who died August 24th, 1798, 

aged 2 years and 8 months. 

*« The dear delight we here enjoy, 

And fondly call our own, 
Are but short favors borrowed now, 

To be repaid anon." 
11* 



126 EPITAPHS. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Joanna, 

wife of Mr. Samuel Brooks, 

who died March 17, 1756. 

in her 45th year. 



In Memory of 
Capt. Ja3Ies Scutt, 
who died Sept. y' 10th, A. D. 17( 
in y" 87th year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Elizabeth Scutt, 

wife of Capt. James Scutt, who died May 21st, A. D. 1770, 

in the 82d year of her age. 



Mrs. Eunice Bueck, 

the Virtuous Consort of the 

Rev"*. Robert Breck, 

and Daughter of the 

Rev''. Daniel Brewer, 

was born May 28"\ A. D- 1707, 

and died Aug^ 12*, A. D. 1767, 

and lies here Intered. 

Oh ! could we die with those yt die, 
And place us in their stead ; 
Then would our Spirits learn to fly, 
And convers with the Dead. 



Thomas Sargeant, 
Died May 16 ^ 1834, 

aged 61 years. 



Thomas Sargeant, Jr. 

Died at sea June 25'^ 1825, 

aged 27 years. 



EPITAPHS. 



127 



Ellen Sargeant, 
Daughter of Henry and Mary M. Sargeant, 



Died Feb. 27th, 1836, 
aged 2 years. 



Mary Sargeant, 

Daughter of Henry and Mary M. Sargeant, 

Died Nov. 2d, 1838, 

aged 7 years. 



EDWARDS. 



Elisha Edwards, 

Died Feb. 7th, 1840, 

aged XLV. 

Frank Edwards, 

Born April 20th 1824, 

Died Oct. 24, 1825. 

An Infant son. 
Born Dec. 21, 1831, 
Died Jan. 22, 1832. 

Stanley Edwards, 

Born Nov. 26, 1838, 

Died May 23, 1839. 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Sibyl Bontecou, 

Wife of Daniel Bontecou, 
who died May 5th, 1810, 

in the 29th year of her age. 

My days are past, my purposes are broken oft*. 



128 



EPITAPHS. 



WILLIAMS. 



^ 



Ele 
Di 



AZETi Williams, 
edOct. 3,1834. 

M 64. 



Mrs. Charlotte Williams, 

Died Feb. 22, 1827, 

M 54. 



W. DWIGHT. 



Thomas, 



Oct. 5, 
Sept. I 



1840. 
1841. 



Ann M. 
Died June 10, 1844, 

JE 2 weeks. 

Susan A. 

Died Nov. 24, 1^44, 

JE 6 mo. 

Twin Daughters of Josiah and Maria D. Hunt. 



In Memory of 

Sarah H. Bancroft, 

wife of George Bancroft, Esq., 

Born Jan. 22, 1803, died June 26, 1837 



Mary Cushing, 

Daughter of Geo. and Martha E. Ashmun, 

Born April 2, 1835, died Oct. 9, 1838. 

Sarah Haviland, 

Daughter of Geo. and Martha E. Ashmun, 

Born March 19, 1837, died May 28, 1838. 



EPITAPHS. 129 



William Augustus, 

Son of Hon. Charles Stearns, 

Born Feb. 7, 1843, died Oct. 3, 1845. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Sarah, 

Widow of Hon. Jonathan Dwight, 

who died Dec. 24, 1848, 

aged 73. 

Her childi-en arise up and call her blessed." 



Mrs. Caroline, 

Wife of Oliver B. Morris, 

and daughter of the late Hon, George Bliss, Esq., 

Died Feb. 9th, 1842, aged 50. 

Henry O. 

Son of Henry and Mary Morris, 
Died May 3, 1845, M 10 mo. 



Mrs. Elizabeth, 
Wife of Elam Stockbridge, 
Died Oct. 20, 1826, JE 49. 

Dorothy A. 

Daughter of Elam and Elizabeth Stockbridge, 

Died Feb. 11, 1838, aged 20. 



Frederick Bryant, 
Died Jan. 21, 1832, JE 4 ms. 

Frederick Bryant, 
Died June 9th, 1839. 



In Memory of 

Mr. James B. Smith, 

who died in France, Dec. 13, A. D. 1821, aged 34. 

Absent or dead, still let a friend be dear, 
A sigh, the absent claim, the dead a tear. 



130 



EPITAPHS. 



Adonijah Foot, 

Born Oct. 22, 1780. died Oct. 13, 1825, 

M 45. 

Adonijah, 

Son of Adonijah and Clarissa Foot, 

Died iMarch 12, 1^23, M 3. 



Festus Stebiuns, 
Died June 21, 1850, aged 82. 



In Memory of 
Moses Bliss, Esq., 

Many years a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 

and Deacon of the Church. 
He died July 4th, 1814, in the 79th year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Abigal Bliss, 

Consort of Moses Bliss, Esq., 

who died Aug. 2\), 1800, 
in the 63d year of her age. 



Zebina Stebbins, 
Died Oct. 6, 1835, aged 80^ 



Thomas Stebbins, 
Died March 1, 1836, aged 79. 



NoTF,. — John D-\vyt, or Dwite, or Dwiglit, supposed to be the 
root of all of that name in America, came to this country in 1G36. 
He was the son of a wool-comber. He settled in Dcdham. His 
eldest son, llichard, was lost in the wilderness, wlien about seven 
j-ears old. Timothy, his only remaining son, married Ileua Flint, 
by whom he had ten children. Henry, the fourth surviving son 
of Timothy, married and settled in Ha'tlield, died 1732. His son, 
Josiah, settled in Springfield, and died 17G8. His son, Edmund, 
removed to Halifax, and died l7oo. Josiah was the father of j 
and Edmund of Jonathan Dwight of this town. ' 



EPITAPHS. 131 



H ADLE Y . 



• Where are the flowers, llie fair young flowers, thai lately sprung and stood, 
In brighter light and iofter airs, a beauteous sisterhood ? 
Alas ! they all are in their graves, the gentle race of flowers 
Are lying in their lowly b(!ds, with the fair and good of ouri ; 
The rain is falling where they lie ; but the cold November rain 
Calls not from out the gloomy earth the lovely onesngain — W. O. Bryant. 



[The oldest Monument.} 

DOC lOHN WESTGARR^ DyED 
IN SEP-^ 1675 ]N y« 
XXXI yEAR oFs AGE. 



EN^ 

CHILEAh SMITH DyE'' oN 

MARCH y^ 7, 1731 AGE^ 

96 yEAR AND HANNAH HIS 

WIFE DyE'' oN AVG^' 31 1733 

AGE' 88 yEARS. 

IT^ Worthy oF memoRI^ f they 

LIVE'' IN MARiAG STA' 70 yEAR. 



REBEKAH MADE 

BY GOD AMEIT HELP 

To MR JOHN RVSSELL 

AND FELLOW LABOVRER IN 

CHRISTS WORK 

A WISE VERTVOVS PiOVS MOTHER 

IN ISRAEL LyES HERE 

IN FVLL ASSVRANCE oF A loYFVL 

RESVRRECTION 

SHE DIED IN 

THE 57 yEAR oF 

HER AGE NOVEMB' 21 

16 8 8 



132 EPITAPHS. 



Q REVERENDRVS ^ 

> 
o 
o 



> THE FLOCK OF ^ 

^CHRIST IN IIADLEY S 

. TIL THE CHIEF S 

2 SHEPHERDSVDEN b 

Hf LLy BVT M E R C I F V ^ 

g; LLyCALL'^HIMoFF "t 

ffi TO RECEIEV HIS RE W g 

H ARDINTHE66 g 

< yEARoFHISAGE « 

^ DECEMBERIO S 

g 16 9 2 S 



> 



GoFFE and Wha.lley, two of the judges of Charles I. were con- 
cealed from the rage of their pursuers for several years, m the 
Rev. Mr. Russell's cellar. One of them was there for along time, 
and was so carefully screened from the public eye, that none of 
Mr. Russell's neighbors had any knowledge of the circumstance. 

The tradition is that on a certain occasion, when the town was 
beset by Indians, an aged man of a remarkably venerable aspect 
with a long beard, white as the driven snow, suddenly rushed into 
the engagement, fought with wonderful adroitness, animated the 
soldiers by his cheering language and valiant conduct, and after 
repelling the enemy, immediately withdrew to his place of con- 
cealment. It was reported that an angel had appeared with a 
sword, and achieved the victory. 



Sacred to the Memory of 
Cap". Moses Porter, 

who was born at Hadley, 
Jan. 13"', A. D. 1721, 

and was slain by the Indians 
near Crown Point, in the morning scout 

of the 8"\ of Sep. 1755. 
'* Earths highest station ends in here he lies, 
" But life immortal waits beyond the grave." 



EPITAPHS. 133 



This Stone is erected to the 

Memory of Miss Mauy Kellocg, 

only daugher of Duct. Giles C. Kellogg, 

who died Nov. 11, 1802, 

in the ISlh year of her age. 

[Lmes written by President Dwiglit, in whose family Miss K. 
had been an inmate.] 

Stay, thoughtful mourner, hither led 
To weep, and mingle with the dead ; 
Pity the maid, who slumbers here, 
And pay the tributary tear. — 
Thy feet must wander far to find 
A fairer form, a lovelier mind ; 
An eye that Ijeams a sweeter smile : 
A bosom more enstrang'd from guile, 
A heart with kinder passions warm'd, 
A life with fewer stains deform' d ; 
A death with deeper sighs confess" d 
A memory more belov'd and bless'd. 



ILIZEBEIH 

SMI 11 DyE' oN 

FFA^ y"' 15 1727' 

AGE' 25 yEAR 

SAR"MOSE" SMIII 

DAVGIP 



M-- 

ELEAZ/ R WORNER 

DyED ON MAY y^ 8 1722 AGED 66 yEAR. 

j 

. In xMemory of 

jl Mrs. Sahah Maksh, 

j' wife of Ebenezer Marsh, who departed this life 

I January y« 31, 1794, in the 6)'th year of her age. 

j Prudence is an evencss of soul, 

I -A steady temper, which no cares controul, 

I No passions ruffle, no desires inflame, 
I Still constant to itself, & still the same. 

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134 EPITAPHS. 



Rev. Jonathan Smith, 
was settled in the ministry in 
Cliihnark, Martha's Vineyard, Jan. 23, 1788, 
was dismissed by his desire on account of ill health, 
Sept. 4th, 1827, 
and died in Hadley, his native place, 
April 14, 1829, JE 31. 
Keader, pause at this stone, 
Know that thou art mortal, 
And raise now one penitential 
Cry for Mercy in thy dying hour. 



Rev. John Brown, 
Died IM arch 22, 1839, 
iE 53 years, 
8 years pastor of the 1st church in Hadley. 
" They that be wise, shall shine as the brightness of the firma- 
ment ; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for- 
ever and ever." 

Note. — His wife Sarah M. and six children, are interred by his 
side ; they all died between 1837, and 1842. At the bottom of the 
last monument is the following Ime, 

" We are all here, and it is well." 



In Memory of 

Ch F.ST Ell Smith, 

son of Mr. Joseph and Mrs Eunice Smith, 

who was instantly killed by the 

upsetting of a load of wood, 
Jan. 25'^ 1810, aged 18 years. 
«• Suddenly Death threw forth his dart, 
" The fatal arrow pierced my heart, 
" "When health and vigor crown' d my day, 
"Alas my soul was snatch'd away." 



Mrs, Elizabeth, 

Relict of Capt A'oses Porter, 

who was born at East Hartford, 

Oct 4th. AD 1719, 
and died at Hadley, Oct. 2, 1798. 



EPITAPHS. 135 

To the Memory of 
John Wehstek, Esq , 

One of the first settlers of Hartford, in Connecticut, wlio was 
many years a magistrate or assistant, & afterwards Deputy Gov- 
ernor of that Colony, & in 1659, with three sons, Ilobert, "SVilliam 
& Thomas, assocdated with others in the purchase and settlement 
of Hadley, where he died in 16'U. This monument is erected, in 
1818, by liis descendant, Noah Webster, of Amherst. 



Here lies tlie body of the 
Rkv. Isaac Chauncy, 

Pastor of the first church in Hadley, who was of a truly peace- 
able and Catholic spirit, a good scholar, an eloquent orator, an 
able divine, a lively, pathetic preacher, a burning and sliining light 
in this candlestick, an exemplary christian, an Israelite indeed, in 
whom was no guile He departed this life 2 May, A. D. 1745, 
aetat. 74:, 



Here rests the body of the 

Hon El-EAZRR PoRTKR, Esq. 
A lover oT lus country and universally benevolent. He com- 
passionate! the distressed, relieved the poor, was the orphan's 
friend, a kind husband, tender parent, a lover of good men, and 
an exemplary christian. He died, 6 Nov. 1757, anno a^tatis 59. 



Sacred to the memory of tlie 
Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D. D. 

Who, in christian duty exemplary, in friendship frank and sin- 
cere, in prudence and meekness eminent ; able in counsel, a pat- 
tern of i)icty and purity, ever upright and honourable in condvict, 
the epitome of the heart ; as a peacemaker blessed, as a minister 
of Christ, skilful and valiant in the truth ; having, with ability 
and charity, long magnified his holy office, and served God and 
his generation faithfully ; fell asleep, 8 March, A. D. 1811, in the 
82 year of his age, and the 57 of his ministrv. 



In Memory of 
Ri:v. Isaac Lyman, 

The social, venerable, and pious pastor of the first church in 
York, for more than sixty years ; was born at Northampton, Mas- 
sachusetts, 25 February, 1724 ; graduated at Yale College, 1747 ; ' 
ordained 10 Dec. 1749 ; and died 12 March, 1810, a)tat 85. i 



136 EPITAPHS. 



WEST SPRINGFIELD. 



I saw an aged man upon bis bior, 

Hie hair was thin and wbite, and on ills brow 

A record of the cares oF many a year ; — 

(Jares that were endfd and forjiotten now. 

And there was sadness loiind, and faces bowed, 

And wom;'n's tears fell fast, and cliiidren wailed aloud. 

Then rose another hoary man and said, 
Jn fjiiiering accents, to that weepins; train, 
Why nicurn ye that our aged (riend is dead? 

****** 
I am glad, that he has lived thus long, 
And glad that he bos gone to Iiis reward ; 
Nor deem, that liindly nature did him wrong, 
Softly to disengage the, vital cord. 
When liis weak hand grew palsied, and his eye 
Dark with ihc niit^t of age, it was his time todie. — W. C. IvKyANT. 



KoTE. — The Old Burying ground is about half a rnile west of 
the Hail P^oad Bridge on Connecticut E-ircr. 

[Inscription on the oldest !Monunient.] 

IIER.E LyES THE BODy oF 

MR NATHANIEL DUiT, 

who DIED at Sprinorfield November the 7th ITll 

in the 47th year of his age. 

Note. — It probably -was intended for Xathaniel Dwight, see 

note, page 130. 



Here lyeth the Body of 

Dkaccn John BMirjEJi 

who Dyed INA^^ y"^ 17 1712 

aged 70 years. 



Here lyeth the Body of THO 

MAS BARBEil who 

dyed Janu^' y*" 16 1714 aged 

40 years. 



EPITAPHS. 137 

In Memory of THRE daughters of 

Mr Gideon &l Mrs Mary Leonard 

viz Cynthia died Sep' 20 1776 

in the 4th year of her age 

Tamer who died Sept 18 1776 

aged 2 years. 

Mary who died Aug 2' 1777 

in the 11'^ month of her age. 

Here lyes interred the Bcdy o 

Exs^ John Ely 
who deceased May 22'^ 1754 

in the 47"" year of his age. 

In Memory of 
Dea"^ John Ely 
who died 15 Jan'^ 175S 
in the SO"' year of his age. 
'* Rea^Iei behold as you pass by, 
As you are now so once was I, 
As I am now so you must be, 
Prepare to die and follow m.e." 



In Memory of 

y^ widow Mercy Ely 

Consort of Dea" John Ely 

who died y*^ 5'^ of May 1763 

in y*' 83'^ year of her age. 



Here lyes interred 

The Body of Mr. Caleb Ely 

who deceased May yM6 A D 1754 

in y^ 40^'' year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Samuel Ely 

who died Deer y^ S'"" 1758 

in the 58^ year of his age. 

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138 EPITAPHS. 



Here lyeth the Body of 

Mrs rebeccah EudNS 

who dy^^ the V' dny of Feb' 

lury ANOD 1739 
in the 4'2'' year of her age. 



Here Iveth the Body of 

MRS MARy eLy 

The wife of Deac" lOSEPII eLy 

who died the 19th of May 

in the 71 year of her age 

J 7 ;3 G . 



In Memory of 

W° MARy ELy 

Relict of Mr CALEB ELy 

who died 7"' Mar" 1783 
in the (>2 year of lier age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs Dorcas 

wife of Mr John Ely 

who died tY July 1777 

in the 42 year of her age. 

Also 

of Mrs Eunice WHITE 

RELECT OF ENS^ 

lOHN ELy &l ROG^ 

WOLCOTT ESa 

who died at Bolton 29 March 1778 

aored 73 years 

Being: the wife of JOEL WHITE ESQ. 



Here is inlered the Body of 

Mr. Bf-njamin Stehuins, 
wlio died Oct. y' 17th, 1748, 
in the 72d year of his age. 



EPITAPHS. 139 



In Memory of 

iMr. Bknjamin Steddins, 

who died l!th Sept. 1783, 

in the 8*2d year of his age. 

Death is debt to nature soul, 

Which I have paid and so must you." 



In Memory of 

Mr Benjamin Ashley 

who died May II 1772 

in y*" 76"' year of his age. 

" Were death deny'd the Saints would live in vain, 
Death frees him from a world of Sin and Pain, 
What Eden lost death gives with vast increase, 
This Kmg of terrours is the Prmce of Peace. 



\\ 17 14 ] 

I MARY ELY. I 

L^ ===z:— =z£J 

In Memory of 

Anna, daugh' of 

Mr, Justin Ely, and Mrs. Ruth Ely, 

died Jan. 6th, in 1776, 

in the i.Uh year of her age. 

Smitten friends, are Angels sent on eiTands full of love. 



In Memory of three chihlren, of 

Mr. Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth Ely, 

viz. an Infant born and decesed 7th June, 1774, 

Also Setii, their son who died 

3d Oct. 1776, aged 16 Months, 

and Pamlia, their daughter who died 

26 April, 1787, aged 4 Months and 11 days. 



140 EPITAPHS. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Samuei, Ei.v, wlio died 

Dec. 8th, 175S, in tlie 5Stli year of his a^e. 

" Know then this truth 

** Enough for man to know, 

«' Yu-tue alone is happiness belov.'." 



Here lies the body of 

Mr. Samuhl Day, 

who died Oct. y"^ 19, 1729, 

in the 59th year of liis arre. 



Here lies intered tlie Body of 

Maior John Day, 

who departed this life 

October Novem. the 20, AD 1752, 

in the SOth year of his aore. 



Here lies intered y^ Body of 

Mrs. Mary Day, 

wife of Major John Day, 

who departed this life Feb. the 28th, 1742, 

aged 65 years. 

In Memory of 
Lieut. N.ATHAN Morgan, 
who died August 12th, 1784, 
in the 62d year of his age. 
" O let my mouldering members teach 
«» What mortals ought to learn, 
" For dust and ashes loudest preach, 
" Man's Infinite concern." 

Note.— The above Epitaph was written by the late venerable 
Doctor Lathrop. 

In Memory of 

Mr. David Bacg, 

who died May y'^ 19th 1760, 

in y*" 50th year of his age. 



EPITAPHS. 



141 




In Memory of 

Mr. Thomas Miller, 

who died Sep. 8th 17-^1, 

in the 94th year of his age. 

Also 

Mrs. Abigal, his wife died 1748, 

in the 64th year of her age. 



In Memory of 
John Andrew Isense, 
Born in little Eiwene, 
was a Dragoon in the Fringe of Bruoswicks Regt. 
who was killed by lightning, Aug. 16lh, 1780, 
in the 28th year of his age. 
" Ich weis Dasmein Ertoeser Leptund, er wird Mich wieder dus 
der erden Auferwecken." Job Capt 19th 25th. ' 

I Note. — Joseph and Tilley Mirrick, were under the tree when it 
was struck with Lightning ; they were both knocked down. 
i Dea. Joseph Mirrick remained speechless several days. The 
\ British Dragoon Isense was some 20 feet from the tree, when he 
' was killed, having taken shelter from the storm under a cock of 
hav. _ 



In .Memory of 

Dea. JosKPH Mirrick, 

who with reputation and honour discharged the 

varied duties of his christian and official character, 

calmly fell asleep, 5th March, 1792, 

in the S8th year of his age, and 42d of his OfRce. 

Note. — On this stone the name is spelt Mirrick, on the others, 

Miiick. Within the last 50 or 60 years, it has been gradually 

changed to Merrick. 



142 EPITAPHS. 



Here lies inter'd the Body of 

Mrs. Mary, the Virtuous Consort of 

Deacon Joseph Mirrick, 

who deceased Jan. 3d 1779, 

in her 73d year. 

Reader behold us You pass by, i 

As you are no\v so once Avas I ; 

As I am now so You must be ; j 

Prepare for Death and follow me. 



Here lyeth the Body of 

Mrs. Sarah Mirick, 

the wife of Lieut James Mirick, 

who dyed Fel). y^ 5th 1734, 

in the 56th year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Lieut. James Mirick, 

who died Sep. 8th, 1765, 

in y'" l)5th year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Miss Susan, daughter of 

Mr. Nehemiah and Mrs. Alice Rumrill, 

who died Feb. 28th, 1786, aged 13 years. 

<< My fellow youths 

*' Remember you anust die, 

<* And lay your heads as low as I." 



[Copied from jNIoniiments in the Xew Cemetery on tlie hill.] 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Elcnor, Consort of Mr. Joseph Ashley, 

who died 14th April, 1808, in the 86th year of her age. 

Note. — The first person interred in this Cemetery, 



JosKPii Ashley, 
Died April 8, 1813, in the 93d year of his age. 



EPITAPHS. 143 



LONG MEADOW. 



' Life i« real ! Life is earnest ! 
And the grave is not its goal ; 
' Dust tliou art, to dust returnest,' 
Was not siioken of the soul. 

Lives of great men all remind us, 

We can make our lives sublime, 
And, departing, leave behind us 

Fouipiints on the sands of time : 

Footprints, that perhaps another, 

Sailing o'er hie's solemn main, 
A forlutn and .shipwrecked brother. 

Seeing, shall take heart again."' — H. W. Longfellow. 



[The oldest Monument in this Biirying ground was removed 
from Springfield in May, 1848, by Mr. JDavid Booth.] 

MARy COLTON 

ALIAS MARy DRAK(e) 

WHO DyED Octo 10th 1682. 

My DAyES AR^ 

FEW. My GLAS IS RVN 

My AGE 3-2 AND ONE 

yET AM i JN™ ARMS oF 

My REDEEMER tSTRONG. 



Jn Memory of 

Mrs ExPEKIi NCE 

y^ wife ot Mr Thomas 

Hale who died 

Sept r2ih 1719 

in her 4*2'^ year. 

My days are past my purposes are broken oif.'' 

BetwFii ihe above named 

lies IhzKKixn iheir Son 

who died Jiu^ 8th 1720 

aged 4 months. 

Our rest together is in the grave. 



144 EPITAPHS. 



Here Lyes 

The Body oF 
Mrs Elizabeth KEEP 
who died the 29 day of July 
1720 in the 12 year of her age. 
EAIi you young So Am i 
Ther fore AL PKeparc to die 
The finest ficsh is but dust — 
Prepare, — for follow me you must. 



Here lies iiitered the Body of 

Capt. T[lOMAS CoLTON, 

who departed this life »*^ep. the 30, 1T28, 

aged 77 years, PROV 7. 

The Memory of the just is blessed. 



' Here Lyeth the Body of 

John Gunn, of Westfield. 

QUARTER, MASTER, 

who died Sep. 17, 1736, 

aged about 82 years. 

i 

I Here lies iiitered the Body of 

! Deac. Nathaniel Buut, 

I who died on the I9th of July, 1749, 

i in y^ 86th year of his age. 

He was useful in life and had honour done him at his death, 
Nathaniel the gift of God. — John, 1 : 47. Behold an Israelite in- 
deed. 

In Memory cf 

Mr. Solomon, son of 

Lieut. David and Mrs. Mary Burt, 

who was suddenly Killed by the blowing 

up of a powder mill, May 7th, 1777, 

in his I9th year, 

«* Here is a voice directed here, 
To old and young and all 
That they be ready to apj^ear, 
Whenever Christ shall call." 



EPITAPHS. 145 



In Memory of 

Capt. Isaac Colto.v, 

who died Jan. 23d 1757, 

in his 57''\ year. 

Capt. J. Colton had a military genius, commanded a company 
at Louisburgh in 1745, was respected and useful at home, was a 
man of prayer. — Isaiah, 31 : 3. "For behold the Lord doth take 
away the Captain." 



How art thou fallen in the midst of battle, O very pleasant 
hast thou been. 

In Memory of 

Lieut. Nathaniel Burt, 

who was slain in the 

memorable battle of Lake George, 

Sep. 8th, 1755 

When his Colonel and other brave officers fell, yet a signal vic- 
tory was obtained over the enemy. Mr. Nathaniel Burt was a 
deacon of this church, an exemplary christian, a man of public 
spiiit, and a good soldier, well beloved at home and in ye army. 
A concern for pure religion caused his going into ye mihtary ser- 
vice. He died in his 45th year. — 2 Chron, 35, and 25, and Jere- 
miah lamented over Josiah. 



Sacred to the Memory of the 

Rev. Richard S. Storrs, 

pastor of the church in Longmeadow, 

he was born at Mansfield, Conn. Aug. 30th, 1763, 

graduated at Yale College in 1783, 

ordained Dec. 7, 1785, died Oct. 3, 1819. 

In the private relations of life he eminently illustrated the gra- 
ces of the christian. He was distinguished for his appropriate, 
perspicuous, and affectionate exhibition of evangelical truth, for 
propriety, richness and fervor in social prayer, and for his instruc- 
tive conversation and christian sympathy in pastoral duties. In 
testimony of their affectionate remembrance of his personal worth 
and their regard for his ability, zeal and usefulness as their chiis- 
tian jiastor, his mourning congregation erect this monum-ent. 

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146 EPITAPHS. 1 1 

!• 



A G A W A i\I 



He was there — 
Swathed in that linen vesture for the grave— 
The same loved one in all his comeliness — 
And with him to the grave her he^rt must go. 
What though he lalk'cJ of her to angels ? nay— 
Hover'd in spirit near her ? — 'twas tiiat arm, 
Palsied in death, whose fond caress siie knew I 
It was that lip of marhin with wiiose kiss, 
Morning and eve, love hemm'd the sweet day in. — willi! 



The oldest Monument in AgaAvam. 

In Memory of 
Mrs. Mary, 

Wife of Capt. Jon^ Worthington, 
who died 10th May, 1794, aged 44 years. 

Also of Seth, 
their Son, who died 6th March, 1793, 

in the 3d year of his age. 

In Memory of 
Harriet, 

who was MURDERED 

By her Husband Samuel Leonard, 
Dec. 14, 1825, iE 33. 

Also Delta, 

their dau^ Died Dec. 23, 1825, 

M 13 ms. 

" O sacred source of everlasting light. 
Conduct the weary -wanderer in her flight, 
Direct her onward to that peaceful shore. 
Where peril, pain, and death are felt no more." 



EPITAPHS. 147 



in JNIemory of 
Mr. Elnathan Baldwin, 

who was suddenly killed by the wheel of a waggon, 
near Hartford, on the 13 of July, ISI'2, 
aged40yEARS. 
Useful in Life, 
AND LAMENTED In DEATH. 
" The cup that my Father giveth me, shall I not diiiik it." 
" Come all you weary travelers 
Prav stop and drop a tear, 
As i traveled I made a full stop here." 

In Memory of 
Capt. Jon"" VVorthington, 
I who died 14th Aug^' 1809, 

I aged 65 years. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Phoebe, 

Wife of Mr. Jonathan Worthington, 

who died May 17, 1809, aged 27. 

Also an Infant babe. 
" Depart dear friends, dry up your tears, 
I must lie here till Christ appears." 

j In Memory of 

j Mrs. Sybil Worth ingtox, 

Consort of Cap'' Jona^ Worthington, 
who with a new born son died 29lh Mar'\ 1803, 
aged 43 years. 
ALSO 
Another Infant Son, 
who died 19th April, 1796, 
aged 10 days. 
'NMiile cold and lifeless lies the speechless form. 
Which once was ^ith each God-like virtue warm, 
^Vhich for the poor and needy wrought reKef, 
And lost its sufferings in another's grief; 
Applauding seraphs hail thy happier shade, 
To brighter realms, where no rude storm invades. 



148 EPITAPHS. 



" Lucy," 

Daughter of Amos and Dezire Woithington, 

Died June 15, 1846, JE 41. 

« She rests in peace, hushed is her voice, 

Dim is her eye of light and love, 
But let one thought your heart rejoice, 

She's happy in the courts above." 



JOK, 

Son of Mr. Amos and IMrs. Dezire VVorthington, 

was drowned 1 4th April, 1804, 

anfed 10 Months. 



In Memory of 

Mr. John Worthington, 

who died April I5th, 1815, 

in the 63 year of his age. 

Also his daughter, ABi, 

who died May 16, 1803, 

aged \i) months. 

EXTRACT FROM ANCIENT RECORDS. 

" February the U, 1638. 
" Wee the Inhabitants of Agaarn upon Quinnetticot takinge into j 
consideration the manifold inconveniences, that may fall upon us, i 
for Avant of some fit magistracy among us. Being now, by Gods I j 
j Providence, fallen into the line of the Massachusetts jurisdiction ; | 
j and it being farr off to repayre thither, in such cases of Justice, as } 
may often fall out among us, doe therefore think it mcett by a gen- i j 
eral consent and vote, to ordaine, (till -vve receive further directions j 
from the General Court, m the Massachusetts Bay,) Mr. "William | 
Pynchon, to execute the office of a magistrate, in this our planta- |' 
tion of Agaam. viz. To give oaths to constables and military offi- 
cers, to direct warrants, both processes, executions, and attach- 
ments, to hear and examine ynisdemenor, to inflict corporal pun- 
; ishment, as whipping, stockingc, byndinge to the peace or good be- | 
haviour, and in some cases, to requii-e sureties, or if the ofience j j 
require it to commit to prison, and in defaults of a comon prison, 
to commit delinquents to the charge of some fit person or persons 
till Justice may be satisfied." 



EPITAPHS. 149 



WESTFIELD 



'Tis a harsh world, in which afFeclion knovrs 

No place to treasure up its loved and lost 

But the foul grave ! Thou, %vho so late wast sleeping 

Warm in the close fold of a mother's heart, 

Scarce from her breast a single pulse receiving 

But It was sent thee with some tender thought 

Mow can I leave thee— Afre.' Z— willis 



The oldest Mounment in Westfield. 
HERE LyETH THE 
BODy OF ABIGAIL 

THE WIFE OF 

JOHN NOBLE WHO 

DIED IVLy 3 A NO 

1(583 in y' 20 YEAR 

OF HER AGE. 



lOHN 

ROOT AGED 

ABOVT 44 yEA"^ 

HE DyED THE 24th 

oF SEPT 1687. 

Here lyeth buried the 

Body of Mrs. Margaret, 

Wife of Mr. Samuel Taylor, 

who was born May the 22d, 1836. 

and dyed h^ept. the 7th, A. D. 1708. 

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150 EPITAPHS. 



Here lyeth intered the 

liody of Mr. Samuel Taylor, 

who was born August the 27th, ANNO DOM 1675, 

and dyed April the 8th, A. D. 1709. 

Here rests y" body of 
Rev^ Mr. Edward Taylor, 

Ye aged, venerable, Learned & Pions Pastor of ye Chiirch of 

Christ m this town, who, after He had served God and 

his generation faitlifully for many years, fell asleep 

June2iih, 1729, mye 87th year of his age. 

Ensign 
STEVEN KELLOGG, 

Departed this life June y*^ VI, 172-2, 
in y' 55th year of HIS AGE. 

In Memory of 

Mrs RHODA. wife 

of Deacon E L D A D 

Taylor, died June y' ^'^d, 1740, 

in y^ 29th year of her age. 
" A law eternal doth decree, 
That all thin2:s made shall mortal be." 



Here lyeth the 

Body of MR. Noah Shelden, 

who died Aug^' 30, A. D. 1748, 

aged 43 years. 



In Memory of the 

Hon. Eldad Taylor, Esq , 

who died in Boston, 21st May, 1777, 

.^tat 69, and lies in the tomb of the 

Hon. John Wendell, Esq. 

Also Mrs. Thankful Taylor, his Relict, 

died 12th August, 1803, ^tat 82. 

Kind Reader, this Stone informs you who we ware : what we 

were, we tell you not, what we ought to have been, that be thou. 

\Miere we now are you A\ill know hereafter. Remember that 

Christ is the Resurection and the Life. 



EPITAPHS. 



151 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Ruth, 

Relict of y' Reverend Mr. Edward Taylor, 

Died January y' '^Tth, 177*, 

in the ** of her age. 

" Hope hiunblv then, Avith trembling pinions soar, 

Wait the GREAT Teacher Death, & God adore." 

Here was buried the 

Body of Mr. Moses Root, 

the Sod of Mr. John & Mrs. Elizabeth Root, 

who died Octo'' the 7th, A. D. 1744, 

in the '^Sth year of his age. 

EZRA, 

SON oF MR. EZRA &< MARGARET Clap, 

Died Jan. y' lOth, 1754, 

aaed 20 ***. 



Paul LXGERSOL, 

was born June the 19th, 1745, 

and died the 5th day July next, 

Son to Mr. Ezra & Mrs. ***. 



This Stone stands to perpetuate 

THE MEMORv oF 

MAJ. MATHEW IVES, 

who was born at Meriden, Ct., June 26, 1773, 

and died FEB. 21, 1S40. 



To the Memory of 

Rev. Joseph Mix, 

formerly Pastor of the Church in 

West Suffield, Con., 

who died Aug. 4, 1833, 

^tat 68. 

«« In Christ Is my hope, for Christ is the end of the law for j 
righteousness to ever^- one that believeth." j 



152 EPITAPHS. 



ELIZA BISHOP, 

Born at Fariiiington, Ct , Dec. 9, 1813. 

The live last years of lier life were successfully devoted to the 
interests of Female Education & Piety, & amidst a Avide & extended 
sphere of usefulness, died while Preceptress of Westiield Acade- 
my, April 26, 1839. 



PORTER FOWLER, 

Died October 12th, 1828, 
afred o9 years. 



In Memory of Mrs. Tjiankfui., 

the wife of Mr, Alexander Grant, 

and Daughter of Mr. Gad Lyman, of Northampton, 

who died Sept. 9, Anno Domini, 1770, 

in the 25th year of her age. 

Christ's dying Samts shall Hve again, 
And in his kingdom ever reign. 



Hon. William Siieperd, 
Died Nov. 16th, 1817, aged 80. 

He fought the battles of his country, aided the councils of our 
nation, and exemplified the character of the christian. The right- 
eous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 



In Memory of 

Capt. John Ingersoll, 

who being in the service of his country, 

was killed at Lake George, Sept. — 1755. 

in the — year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Dea" Joseph Root, 

who died 7th June, 1779, 

in the 74th year of his age. 

Now after death my very dust will bid you come and share 
the love my soul did taste in the house of prayer. 



EPITAPHS. 



153 



This Monument is erected to y^ Memory of 

Capt. John Mosely, 

who departed this life on the first day of Sept. A. D. 1781, 

in the 56th year of his age. 

When A'irtue falls a victim to the grave, 

In life distinguished by the wise and brave. 

Let friendship deck its urn -uith choicest flowers, 

Let melancholy mark the lonely hours ; 

In every breast let pity heave a sigh, 

And feel the solemn tru.th that all must die, 

Minarle with dust, and in earth's cold bosom lie. 



In Memory of 

General VVareham Park, 

who died March 6, 1801, 

aged 49 years. 



In Memory of 

Edmund Ely, 

who died Jan'y 7, 1834, 

yE 71 years. 



Also Franklin, 

Son of Edmund and Huldah Ely, 

who was killed on board the U. S. Frigate Fulton, 

at Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 4th day of June, 1829, 

iE 25 years. 



Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. 

Margaret, 

Consort of Dr. David Sheperd, of Chester, 

who died Feb'y lOth, 1769, 

in the 20th year of her age. 

Many are the shapes of death, and manv are the ways that lead 
to his GRIM CAYE— aU di-eadful ! But 

Virtue alone assiires that peace, 

Wliich age nor death can destroy, 
Afford the mind a lasting ease, 

And fill it with immortal joy. 



154 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Anne, 

Wife of Capt. John Kellogg, 

and Daughter of Ephraim Terry, Esq., 

who died Oct. 3d, 1764, and in the 33 year of her age. 

Also her infant Babe, 
lying in her breast. 



In Memory of the 

Rev. John Ballantine, 

late Pastor of ihe Church of Christ in this place, 

who died Feb'y 12th, 1776, in the 60th year of his age. 

Mark tlie perfect and behold the upriglit, for the end of that 
man is peace. 



Here lies interred the body of the 

Rev. Mr. Nehemiah Bull, 

who departed this life April 12ih, 1740, 

in the 39th year of his age. 

In Memory of 

Col. James Taylor, 

who died I4th Aug. 1803, aged 53 years. 

Neither noblenes.s of mind, nor a feeling, generous heart, nor 
tears of friends, nor great usefulness in life, can secure any mortal 
! from the arrest of death. 

i 



In Memory of 

John Ashley, Esq., 

who died April y"^ 16th, 1759, 

in y"" 90th year of his age. 

JAMES N., 

Eldest Son of Ira and Lucy Yeomans, 

who was instantly killed when on his way to 

school, by the slide of a bank of earth, 

Nov. 20, 1840, M 7 1-2 years. 



EPITAPHS. 155 



Jn Memory of 

Mr. Benjamin, 

Son of Deac. Benjamin and Mrs. Mary Dyer, 

of Windham, Ct , who was drowned at VVestfield, 

July 11,1805, aged 18 years. 



In Memory of 

Miss Submit Lyman, 

who was killed by the fall of a tree, on the 9th Jan'y, 1797, 

aged 29 years. 

Death, gives us more than we in Eden lost, 

The King of Terrors, the Prince of Peace. 



Zenas Atkins, 

was suddenly killed while riding in a sleigh, 

and coming in contact with another turning a corner, 

on the evening of Jan'y 14th, 1816, aged 34. 



Hon. Samuel Fowler, 

was born Sept. 5, 1747, and 

died Nov. 26, 1823. 



Jemima Fowler, his wife, 

was born Feb'y 5, 1761, and 

died Feb'y 28, 1826. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Samuel Fowler, 

who died Nov. 10, 1744, in his 61st year. 

Hope humbly then, mth trembling pinions soar. 
Wait the great teacher Death, and God adore. 



Note. — The Indian name of Westfield was Warronoco, and be 
longed to Springfield. 

1658. Dec. The inhabitants of Springfield granted a tract of 
land to Thomas Cooper, on condition that he commenced improve- 
ments in 12 months, and continued them 5 years. 

1660. A similar grant was made to Deac. S. Chapman. 

1661. Another grant to Capt. Pyncheon, Robert Ashley, and 
George Colton. 

1664. Feb'y 7. A committee was chosen by the citizens of 
Springfield, to take the charge of aff'airs at Warronoco, and to 
grant lands. 

Some improvements were made as early as 1660, but no perma- 
nent settlers. 



156 EPITAPHS. 

1666. Rev. Mr. Ballentine, in his private journal, April 8, 
1754, says — "Died, Benjamin Saxton, aged 88, the first English 
child born in this town." 

1667. Sept. 22. "Born, Mary, daughter of John and Mary 
Root," which is the first birth recorded. Meetings were first held 
this year on the Sabbath. Mr. Elizur Holyoke, of Springfield, 
preached six months. [ 

1668. January. Rev. Moses Fish, of Chelmsford, came and 
preached 3 years. 

1669. The town was incorporated. 9th month, 27th day, Mo- 
ses Cook married to Elizabeth Clark. This is the first marriage on 
the records. 

1671. 10th month, 3d day, Rev. Edward Taylor came here. 
The following heads of families were here at this date — John Pan- 
der, David Ashley, John IngersoU, Moses Cook, Isaac Phelps, Ed- 
ward Neill, Thomas Bancroft, Walter Lee, Thomas Dewy, John 
Osborn, Thomas Gunn, Gideon Green, Joseph Wliiting, John 
Greet, and John Root. 

1679. Last Wednesday of June the church was organized, and 
Mr. Taylor ordained. Seven men were selected to be formed into 
a church, called foundation men. Thomas Green was chosen, but 
declined ; he was afterwards admitted to the church without nar- 
rating his experience, because he was " so decayed by age that it 
was hard to gather it." 

1726. Oct. Mr. Nehemiah Bull was ordained colleague pastor 
with Mr. Taylor. 

1741. June 17. Rev. John Ballentine, of Boston, Avas ordained 
pastor. 

1781. Nov. 22. Rev. Noah Atwater was ordained. He kept 
20 sermons on hand, never preached the same to iiis own people a 
second time, and had liis sermon for the ensuing Sabbath ready on 
Tuesday evening. 

1800. Jan'y 1st. Westfield Academy was dedicated, and the 
institution opened under the superintendence of Peter Starr, now 
in Middlebury, Yt Sermon by Dr. Latlirop. 

1803. Nov. ie. Rev. Isaac Knapp, of Norfolk, Ct.,was ordained. 

1806. Jan'y 1st The present Congregational Church was ded- 
icated. Sermon by Mr. Knapp. Text Gen. 28, 17. May, a Bap- 
tist church organized. The one organized in 1784 had become 
extinct. 

1836. June 1. Rev. Emersoai Davis was ordained colleague 
with Mr. Knapp. 

1844. Sept. Normal School opened at Westfield. 

1846. Sept. 3d. The Normal School building dedicated. 

1847. July 6. Died, Rev. Isaac Knapp, aged 72. 



EPITAPHS. 



157 



HAYDENVILLE 



The only Monument in this Village. 

Family Monument. 

JosiAH Hayden, 

Died July 26, 1847, 

aged 79 years. 

' Strong in faith, giving glory to God ;' 



WILLIAMSBURGH 



"OUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY?" 
*' Beneath thoge rugged elms, that yew tree's shade, 
Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap. 
Each in his narrow cell forever laid, 
The rude forefathers ol the hamlet sleep."— Gray's Elegy. 



The oldest Monument in Williamsburgh. 

Mr. Thomas Nash, 

Died March 12th, 

1773, in y^ 81 year of his age. 



This Monument is sacred 

to the Memory of the 

Rev. Amos Butler, 

Who was born at Hartford ; settled the first gospel mmister in 

this town ; sustained the ministerial character \Aith uncommon 

dignity and usefulness four years ; and rested from his labors Oct. 

13th, 1777, in the 30th year 'of liis age. 

" If they hear not Moses and the prophets neither wiU they hear 
though one rose from the dead." 

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158 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mr. JosiAH Hayde.v, 

who died Dec. 29, 1810, 

in the 78th year of his age. 

Tho' mouldering in tlie dust I lie 
I speak to all, prepare to die. 



In Memory of 

Edward Gere, 

who died Sep. 24, 1832, M 34. 

" Short toil, sore pain dear friend was thine, 
Now joys eternal and divine." 



Rev. David E. Goodwin, 
Died May 2d, 1842, JE 31, 



Rev. Chester Lord, 

Died Nov. 8, 1834, JE, 22. 

Having just entered with promise upon the ministry. 



To the Memory of 

Rev. Joseph Strong, 

who died Jan. 1, 1803, 

' in the 74th year of his age, 

and 52d of his ministry. 

Naturally possessed of great self command, a correct judgment 
and a penetrating mind ; he was eminently qualified for ruling a 
church and silencing opposers ; by a faithful examination of the 
scriptures he acquired a thorough knowledge of their truths ; and 
in his discourses taught them with perspicuity and force. His 
ministry, by a divme blessing, was crowned with remarkable suc- 
cess. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Jane Strong, 

wife of Rev. Joseph Strong, 

who died Sept. 21st 1811, 

in the 83d year of her age. 



EPITAPHS. 159 



Rev. Henry Lord, 

for 30 years pastor of 

The First church in Williamsburgh, 

Died Nov. 22, A. D. 1834, M5S. 

He was a faitliful minister of Christ and an example of modesty, [ 
gentleness, punctuality, simplicity and godly smcerity. j 



Mrs. Fidelia, 

wife of Rev. H. Lord, 

Died 25 Nov. 1828, M 35. 



WESTHAMPTON 



" Moments seize, 
Heaven's on tiieir wing ; a moment wr may wish, 
When worlds want wealth to buy." — Young. 



The oldest Monument. 

In Memory of 

Mrs. Sarah Thayer, 

Wife of Mr. Zebulon Thayer, 

who died Jan. 23d, 178(3, 

in the 84th year of her age. 

Pray stop my friends * * 



Mr. John Parsons, 

the first person buried in this yard, 

Died March 23d, 1791, 

yEtat 46. 

•' Passenger, see what numbers die. 
The old, the young, together lie. 
And bless'd is he who ascends on high." 



Sylvester Juod, Esq., 
Died Sept. 19, 1832, aged 79 years. 



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160 



EPITAPHS. 



Mrs. Hannah Judd, 

Consort of Sylvester Judd, Esq., 

and Daughter of Samuel Burt, of Southampton, 

was born April 2, 1754, and died Jan. 27, 1821, 

aged (16 yEARS. 

She was an affectionate wife, a tender mother, a kind friend, 
an exemplary christian. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Lydia Parsons, 

Consort of Mr. John Parsons, 

who died Dec. 25, 1794, 

aged 53. 

She & her husband, Mr. John Parsons, were the first married 
couple buried in this yard. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Eunice Clark, 

Wife of Mr. Eben"^ Clark, 

who died Dec. 4th, 1791, 

aged 40 years and 28 days. 

Also their Children, who died as follows : 

ROZEL, 

Died April 21st, 1779, aged 21 days. 

Med AD, 
Died April 21st, 1791, aged 6 months and 17 days. 



In Memory of 

i\Ir. Thomas Clapp, 

who died Sept. 27, 1797, 

aged 35 years. 



Sacred to the Memory of 

Capt. Jared Hunt, 
who died Sept. 24th, 1812, 
in the 52d year of his age. 



EPITAPHS. 



161 



In Memory of 

Paul Bullard, 

Son of Mr. John & Mrs. 

Joanna Bullard, 

who was drowned 

Aug. 23, 1796, 

in the 18th year 

of his aofe. 



In Memory of 

Timothy Edwards, 

Son of Mr. Timothy & Mrs 

Thankful Edwards, 

who was drowned 

Aug. 23, 1796, 

in the 12th year 

of his age. 



In Memory of 

Rev. Enoch Hale, 

who was Fifty-Six years the faithful and beloved 

Minister of the Church in this town, and 

OcTAviA, his Wife. 

Rev. Enoch Hale, 

Born Oct. 28, 1753, at Coventry, Conn., 

Ordained Sept. 27, 1779, as the first 

Pastor of the Church in this town. 

Died Jan. 14, 1837, aged 84 years. 

Erected in testimony of the 

respect and gratitude of surviving Parishioners. 

' He tauglit us how to live, and Oh ! too high a price for 

knowledge, taught us how to die." 

OcTAVIA, 

Wife of Enoch Hale, and Daughter of 

Rev. Ben^ Throop, Born July 7, 1754, 

at Bozrah, Conn., 

Married Sept. 30, 1781, 

Died Aug. IS, 1839, aged 85 years. 



In Memory of 
Mr. Asa Thayer, 
who died March 14th, 1809, 
in the 61st year of his age. 
Remember all there's none can save, 
The mortal body from the grave, 
Yet weeping friends diy up your tears, 
We shall awake when Christ appears. 

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162 EPITAPHS. 



Mr. Timothy Edwards, 
Died April 11th, 1834, aged 83 years. 



Capt. NoAii Cook, 
Died May 23d, 1832, aged 75 years. 



Mr. Solomon Judd, 
Died Nov. 8th, 1830, in the 73d year of his age. 



HoPHNi Judd, Esq., 

Son of Sylvester Judd, Esq., and Mrs. Hannah Judd, 

was born July 8th, 1793, graduated at Williams College, 

1812, admitted as Attorney at Law, 1816, 

Died March 15th, 1818, 

aged 24 years. 

Beloved and respected m life, lamented in death. 

In Memory of 

Capt. Azariah Lyman, 

who departed this life Oct. 23d, 1833, 

aged 85 years. 

Lord he was tliine, and not our own, 

Thou hast not done us wrong, 
We thank thee for that precious loan, 

Afforded us so long:. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Peter Montague, 

who died Sept. 24th, 1822, aged 71 years. 



Note. — The Church in Westharapton was organized Sept. 1st, 
1779— llev. Enoch Hale was ordained as Pastor, Sept. 29th, 1779 : 
died Jan. 14, 1847. 

E,ev. Horace B. Chapin was installed as Colleague Pastor, July 
8th, 1829 : dismissed May 1st, 1837. 

llev. Amos Drury was installed as Pastor, June 29th, 1837 — 
died at Pittsford, Vt., July 2 2d, 1841. 

Rev. David Coggin was ordained as Pastor, May 11th, 1842. 



EPITAPHS. 163 



EAST HAMPTON. 



Our dying friends come o'er us like a cloud, 

To damp our brainless ardors ; and abate 

That glare of lile, which often blinds the wise. 

Our dying friends are pioneers, to smooth 

Our rugged path to death ; to break those bars 

Of terror, and abhorrence, nature throws 

Cross our obstructed way: and, thus to make 

Welcome, as safe, our port from every storm." — Young, 



[The oldest Monument in Easthampton.] 

Catherine, 

Dauf of Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Catherine Wright, 

Died FEB'RY 14th, 1761, in her 6th year. 

■ Behold He taketh away, who can liinder him ? Who will say 
unto him what doest thou ? 

In Memory of 

MAJ'' Jonathan CLAP, 

who died May 10th, 1782, in the 69 year of his age. 

The wise, the just, the pious and the brave, 
Live in their death, and flourish in the grave. 
Here sown in death the body lies. 
TiU God shall call& bid it rise. 



Mrs. Sarah, 
y^ wife of Mr. Ebenezer Corse, 
Died Jan' 3, 1768, in the 73 year of her age. 
By Adam's sin we all must die, 
By Christ alone we rise on high. 

In Memory of 

Capt. Stephen WRIGHT, 

who died FEB^^ 15th, 1763, in y^ 71 year of his age. 

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; yea saith the spirit, 
that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow 
them. 



164 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
Mrs. Esther, 

y" relict of Capt. Stephen Wright, 

who died Nov. 26, A. D. 1770, 

in y*" 76 year of her age. 



Mr. Eben^ Corse, 

Died May 4th, A. D. 1776, 

in y® 85 year of his age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Elisabeth, 

y" wife of Mr. Josiah Parsons, 

who died August 6th, 1775, 

in the 78 year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Capt. Luther Clap, 

who died August 17th, aged 39 years. 

And his wife, Mrs. Tirzah Clap, 

who died 31st same month, aged 38 years, 

A. D. 1811. 

Both fell victims to the Typhus FEVER. 

They were active, pleasmg, benevolent, devout. 

For us no longer mourn, 

Your souls demand your care, 
Soon you will be Mthcr borne, 
For death, oh friends prej^are. 
Insatiate Archer, could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew tmce, 
and twice it smote full sore. Scarce did the widoAv'd mourner 
from the cold grave of a lov'd partner trace her backward 
steps, than death his awful mandate sent to call her hence. 
Two weeks she struggled Avith disease, when death releas- 
ed her from suffering here, to soar on angel's wings to 
realms of bliss. This once happy pair who here re- 
pose, no cliildi-en left their early exit to lament, but 
many friends who theii- sad fate will long bemoan. 
Rich in the comforts of domestic BLISS, blest with the 
ample gifts of FORTUNE, and more bless'd with ample hearts 
disposed to sweetest acts of CHARITY. 



EPITAPHS. 



165 



SOUTHAMPTON 



" Death's admonitions, like shafts upward shot, 
More dreadful by delay, the longer ere 
They strike our hearts, the deeper is their wound "—Young. 

[The oldest Moniiment.] 

Mr. Simeon WAIT 

Died * * * * y«= 14th, 1738, yRS * * * 



In Memory of 

Mr. John Kingsley, 

who died April 30, 1756, 

in y' 23 year of his AGE. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Phineh^ King, 

who died Jan'^ 10th, 1768, 

in the 62d year of his AGE. 

In Memory of 

Mr. Roger Clap, 

who died Jan"" 3d, 1773, 

in y' 65th year of HIS AGE. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Anny, 

Wife of Mr. Roger Clap, 

who died July 7, 1766, 

in y^ 54 year of HER AGE. 

Sacred to the Memery of 

Lemuel Pomeroy, Esq.. 

whodiedDec. 14th, 1819, 

in the 82 year of HIS AGE. 

Virtue outshines the stars, outlives the tomb, 
Climbs up to heaven, and finds a peaceful home. 



166 



EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Benjamin Lyman, 

who died May 1st, 1762, 

in the 60th year of HIS AGE. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Mary, 

Relict of Mr. Benj" Lyman, 

who died August 17th, 17S2, 

in the 75th year of HER AGE. 

Rev. Vinson Gould, 
Died April 4th, 1841, M LXVH. 



To the Memory of 

Rev. Jonathan Judd, 

The first Minister of Christ in Southampton, 

and of Mrs. Silence Judd, 

his amiable and worthy consort, 

who died Oct. 25, 1783, 

in the 63d year of her age. 

He saw his people of 30 familys increase to nearly 1000 souls ; 
was able, evangelical, and faithful in preaching ; was em- 
inent in piety, wisdom, meekness, benevolence ; lived 

greatly respected and beloved, and after a Minis- 
try of more than 60 years, rested from his labours 
July 28, 1803, in the 84th year of Ms age. May those 
who knew liim imitate his faith and virtue, and when they 
depart have his hope of life. The lost will be found. 

ALSO 

Of four of their grand-children, 

named Sylvester, 

Sons of Sylvester Judd, Esq., & Mrs. Hannah Judd, 

who died, the first June 1, 1775, 

aged 12 hours. 

The second Sept. 28, 1776, 

aged 5 weeks. 

The third Feb. 23, 1779, aged 24 hours. 

The fourth April 15, 1780, aged 11 weeks. 



EPITAPHS. 167 



Jonathan Judd, Esquire, 

Died Jan. 30, 1819, in the 75 year of his age. 

He was born Oct. 7, 1744, old style, & was graduated at 

Yale College, in 1765. 
He was an honest man, a good citizen, an upright merchant, a 
judicious Magistrate, and faitlxful and benevolent in the 
duties of life. His virtues are still fondly recollected 
by his friends, and his brothers and sisters have 
the melancholly pleasure of bestowing this 
last tribute of affection to his worth, out of a small part of 
the property left them by him. 
Jonathan Judd, Esqr. 
was the oldest son of the Kev. Jonathan 
Judd, the first Minister of the Gospel in South- 
ampton, who was the son of William Judd, and Grand- 
son of Thomas Judd, both of whom lived in Waterbury, Conn. 



AMHERST . 



Room, gentle flowers ! my child would pass to heaven ! 
Ye look'd not for her yet with your soft eyes, 
O watchful u«her» at Death's narrow door ! 
But lo ! while you delay to let her forth, 
Angels, beyond, stay for her." — Willis. 



[The oldest Tomb Stone in Amherst.] 



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168 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 
the Rev*^ Mr. David Parsons, 

First Pastor of the Church at Amherst, 

who died January 1, 1781, in the 69 year of his age, 

and 41st of his Ministry. 

A man of God and faithful sen^ant of Jesus Christ. Rev. 14, 13' 

Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord ; yea, saith the 

Spirit, their works do follow them. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Eunice Parsons, 

Consort of the Rev. David Parsons, 

who died Sept. 20th, 1796, in y' 94 y' of her age. 

Let me interpret for him, me his advocate and propitiation, all his 

works in me, good or not good, ingraft ; my merit those 

shall perfect ; and for these my death shall pay. 



Rev. Royal Washburn, 

Born at Royalton, Vt., Dec. 6, 1797, 

graduated at Vermont University, 1820, 

and at the Andover Theologigal Seminary, 1824, 

settled as Pastor of the first church and parish, Amherst, 

Jan. 4, 1826, died Jan. 1, 1833. 

Honored and beloved in the church, having a good report of them 

without ; seeming blameless as the steward of God ; in doctrine 

showing sincerity and sound speech, in practice a pattern of 

good works ; yet lowly of heart, and ascribing all to the 

grace of God through Christ ; his ministry short, but 

blessed with joyous fruit ; his life as becometh saints ; 

his death full of peace. Multum diuque desiderabimus. 



In Memory of 

Rev. Ichabod Draper. 

He graduated at Harvard College, 1783, 

was ordained over the 2d East Parish, in this town, 1785, 

dismissed in 1809, 

and died Dec. 17, 1827, 

aged 72. 

The tall, the wise and reverend head must lie as low as ours. 



EPITAPHS. 169 



Rev. Nathan Perkins, 
Born at West Hartford, Con., Aug. 1777, 
Graduated at Yale College, Sept. 1795, 
Ordained over the 2d Congregational Church, 
in Amherst, Mass., Oct. 10, 1810, 
and died March 28th, 1842, 
in the 66th year of his age, and the 3'M of his ministry. 
A sound and evangelical Preaclier, an active Pastor, a Peace- 
maker — known and beloved in the Churches, and having 
a good report of them who are without. 
« And I heard a great voice from heaven, saying unto me write, 
blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, from hence- 
forth ; for they rest from their labors, and their 
works do follow them." 



Rev. Pomeroy Belden, 

Born March 15, 1811, 

Grad. Amherst Coll. 1833, 

Ordained Aug. 8, 1837, 

was Minister of the Orthodox Society in 

S. Deerfield, 5 years. 

Installed Pastor of the Church in Amherst, 

E. Parish, Sept. J4, 1842, 

Died March 2, 1849. 

For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Solomon Boltwood, 

who died April 20th, 1762, in y^ 70th year of his age. 



This Monument 

is erected to y^ memory of 

Lieut. Solomon Boltwood, y* 3d, 

who deceased Dec. 12th, A. D. 1805, 

in y^ 46th year of his age. 

His death was occasioned by being suddenly thrown from a 

bridge, while raising ye same. 

Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son 

of man cometh. 

15 



il70 



EPITAPHS. 



In memory of 

DocT. Seth Cole? 

who died Sept. 9, 1816, 



!oLEMAN, 

aged 76. 

[Masonic Emblems.] 

In memory of 

Capt. Calvin Merrill, 

who died 15th March, 1820, aged 55. 

Why lingers hope around the silent dead, 

There is another and a better world. 



Gen. Ebenezer Mattoon, 
Died Sept. 11, 1843, ^88. 

Sarah, 

daughter of Park & Joanna A. Warner, 

Died March 3, 1828, M 1 day. 



The Rev, Austin Dickinson, 

was born in Amherst, Ms., Feb. 15, 1791, 

Graduated at Dartmouth College, in 1813, 

and after a life of eminent christian enterprise 

and usefulness, 

Died in the city of New York, 

Aug. 15, 1849, aged 58. 

A few friends have erected this Monument at his grave as a 

tribute to his worth. 



Samuel F. Dickinson, 

Died at Hudson, O. 
April 22, 1838, aged 62. 

His wife 
Lucretia G Dickinson, 

Died at Enfield, Mass. 

May 11, 1840, aged 64. 

Their remains were removed to this spot by their children. 

'If a man die shall he live ? for if we believe that Jesus died and 

rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God 

bring with him.' 



EPITAPHS. 



171 



DocT. Robert Cutler, 
Died March 10, 1835, aged 86. 



Dr. Isaac G. Cutler, 
Died Nov. 29, 1834, aged 52. 



Dii William F. Sellon, 
Died Dec. 31, 1842, 7E 56. 



Simeon Strong, Esq. 

(Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court 

of the Commonwealth of Mass ) 

Died December 14, 1805, 

in the 70 year of his age. 

Man but dives in Death ; dives from the Sun in fairer days to 
rise, the graves. * ^ * 

Jonathan Kellogg, 
Died Feb. 28, 1823, aged 63 years. 

Mary, 

wife of Jonathan Kellogg, 
Died March 5, 1823, aged 6ryears. 

What though our bodies now entombed, 

Are mouldering into dust, 
A dying Jesus has perfumed 

The graves of all the just. 

Mrs. Lois, 

wife of Mr. Chester Kellogg, 

Died Dec. 13, 1809, aged 20 years. 

Dwelt faith, love, and friendship here, 
O, view the change and drop a tear. 

Chester Kellogg, 
Died January 7, 1849, Aged 61 years. 

Ira Kellogg, 
Died Nov. 16, 1843, aged 57 years. 



172 EPITAPHS. 



Hie jacet corpus sepultum 

Reverendi Zephani^, Swift Moore, S. T. D., 

Collegit Amherstice Praesidus. 

Ille homo ingenioque scientia, atque pietate siiicera, i^rseclarus ; 
ac mentis gravitate qtioqtie iiisigni quum se dem.ittens. Ani- 
m.0 et consilio certus, sed tamen mitissim.us semperqtie fa- 
cilitate permagna, modestus, placabilis, misericordia 
et fructibus bonis plenns. Non dijudicans, non 
sim.ulator ; cHscipiilis suis veneratus quasi 
illis pater dilectusqno. Maximo omni- 
um desiderio mortem obiit, die 
XXX Jun., Anno Domini 
MDCCCXXIII. ^tatis 
suai LIII. Hanoveriee 
gradum Artium Bacalaurei 
admissus, anno Domini MDCCXCIIl. 
Ecclasite Logecestriensis Pastor annos XIV, 
CoUegii Dartmuthensis linguarum Professor IV, Colegii 
GuHelmi Prseses II. Curatores Collegii Amlierstire hoc saxum 
ponendum curavere. 
[Transhition.] 
Here lies buried the body of the 
Reverend Zephaniah Swift Moore, D.D , 
President of the College at Amherst. 
He was a man pre-eminent for genius, and science, and sincere 
piety, as well as greatness of mind and humility. He was 
firm in his purposes, and yet very mild, easy to be entreat- 
ed, modest, jjlacable, full of mercy and good works. 
He was not censorious, and no dissembler. By 

his pupils he was loved and venerated as a 

father. To the great grief of all, he died on the 

30th of June, in the year of our Lord 1823, and in 

the 53d year of his age. He received the degree of 

Bachelor of Arts at Hanover in 1793 ; he was pastor of 

the church at Leicester 11 years. Professor of languages 

at Dartmouth College 4 years, President of Williams College 

2 years. The trustees of the College at Amherst have ordered 

this stone to be erected. 



Mr. Titus Warner, 
Died 12 April, 1818, in his 5') year. 

" Vain man thy fond pursuits forbear, 
" Repent, thy cndis nigh, 
" Death at the fartherest can't be far, 
" O, think before thou die. 



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Mrs. Mary, 

wife of Mr. Titus Warner, 
Died Nov. 15, 1843, JE 70 



HATFIELD. 



Keep silence ! be solemn ! my life wears away — 
E'en now I look down where rry form they will lay, 
Where oft I have Wiuidered al close of the day 
And silently mused o'er the dead : 

Come, hie thee forth, sexton, with mattock and spade, 
They've pointed the spot where my bones must be laid. 
They've ordered my coffin and shroud to bo made — 

I go to my last narrow bed."— J. E. D. Comstock. 



Sacred to the memory of that venerable man, 

Deacon Obadiah Dickinson, 

ho early witnessed a good confession, who through 

various dispensations, in prosperity and adversity, 

exemplified the religion of Jesus; 

who, for many years, used the office of a deacon well, and 

purchased to himself a good degree and great 

boldness in the faith, who, in the hope of a 

better life, fell asleep, June, A. D. 1788, 

in the 84th year of his age. 

Is. 26: 19. 



WJ 



In memory of 

the Hon. Israel Williams, Esquire, 

who departed this life, 10 January, 1788, 

in the 79 year of his age. 

Higii and low, rich and poor, are death's equal prey, and no 
yaluable distinction survives Ms resistless attack, but 
that, which ennobles an angel, the love of God, 
All on earth is shadow, all beyond 
Is substance ; the reverse is folly's creed. 
How solid all, where change shall be no more ! 

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Interred the remains of 

iMrs. Sarah Williams, 

the daughter of the flon. John Chester Esq. 

and worthy consort of the Hon. Israel Williams, Esq. 

she departed this life, the IS of September, A. D. 1770, 

aged 63 years. 



In memory of 

the Rkv. Timothy Woodbridge, 

for 30 years Pastor of the Church of Christ, 

in the town of Hatfield. 

Note. — This man of God, who called on the Lord, out of a pure 
heart, followed after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, 
meekness, apt to teach, charitable, and gentle to all men, departed 
this life, on the 3 of June, A. D. 1770, ia the 58 year of his age. 



To the memory of 
Mr. Jacob Walker, 

i who, respected by the brave, beloved by his country's friends, dear 

to his relations, while manfully defending the laws and 

and liberties of the Commonwealth, nobly fell 

, by the impious hand of treason and 

I rebellion, on the 17th of February, 1787, in the 32 year of his age. 

I Note. — This valiant friend of his country was killed in a das- 
; tardly manner, by one of the deluded followers of Shays in time 
of an alarming msurrection in New England. 



In memory of 
the Hon. John Hastings, Esq., 

who, an early professor of the faith of Christ, observed strictly 

gospel ordinances ; in perilous times faithfully performed the 

duties of the citizen patriot ; for 36 years an upright 

magistrate, and for 28 years a Senator or Counsellor 

of this Commonwealth ; was gathered to his 

fathers, 6 December, A. D. 1811, in the 74 year of his age. Her 

strong rods were broken and withered. — Ezekiel, 



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Here lies interred the remains of 

Oliver Partridge, Fsq., 

who died the 21 of July, A. D. 179-2, 

in the 81 year of his age. 

His usefulness in church and state, 

Was early known to men ; 
Blest with an active Hfe, till late, 
And happy in his end. 
Note. — The family of Partridge here interred are descendants 
from William Partridge, who came from Berwick on Tweed, in 
Great Britain, and died in Hadley. Oliver was the son of Ed- 
ward, Edward was the son of Samuel, Samuel was the son of 
William, who was one of the first adventurers in forming settle- 
ments on Connecticut river in the 17th century. 

Here are interred the remains of 

Mrs. Anna Partridge, 

Consort of Oliver Partridge, Esq., 

who died 21 Dec. A. D. 1802, in the 86 year of her age. 

In youth devoted to the Lord, 
Through a long life, esteem' d his word ; 
Trusted in God, his laws obeyed, 
And thus an happy exit made. 



SOUTH HADLEY. 



*• The dead are there 
And millions in these solitudes, since firit 
The flight ot yeais bpgan, have laid ibem down 
In iheu last sleep — the dead reign there alone."— Bhtakt 



JOHN PRESTON, 

DyE° ON MARCH 

y^ 4, 1727^ AGED 

41 yEAR, AND THE 

FIRST HERE BURIED. 



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[On tlie only Tomb in the Grave Yard.] 

HERE LIES ENTOMBED, 

Col. Ruggles Woodbridge, 

who died Mar. 8, 1819, Mi 80. 

In Memory of the 

Rev'^. John VVoodbridge, 

late Minister of the Gospel of Christ in this town, 

who was born at Springfield, Dec. 25, 1702, 

and died Sept. 10, 1783, in the 81st year of his age. 

He was son of ye venerable and Reverend John "VVoodbridge, of 
Spring-field, 2d Parish. 

Mrs. Tryphena, 

his first wife, died Jan'y 10, 1749, 

in her 42d year. 

Mrs. Martha, 

his second wife, died Aug. 20, 1783, 

in her 58th year. 

This stone stands but to tell 
"Where their dust lies, and who they was. 
When saints will rise, that day will show 
The part they acted here below. 



Sacred to the memory of 

Rev. Joel Hayes, 

who died July 29, 1827, 

aged 74, 

having been 45 years Pastor of the 

Church in this place. 

Blessed are the dead, &c. 



In memory of 

Lieut. Luke Montague, 

A worthy Christian, and an ornament to the 

community in general, 

who died Aug. 23, 1775, in the 76th year of his age. 



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177 



Note. — This town was originally a parish, in Hadley ; it was 
'• incorporated as a town in 1753. Was settled as early as 1721 
I by a few families from Hadley. It was then called the South Pre- 
! cmct in Hadley. The first settlers for some time continued to at- 
tend public worship on the Sabbath in Hadley, a distance of about 
7 or 8 miles. In 1733 the first town meeting as a separate district 
was held, and it was resolved that a meeting-house, the frame of 
which was put up the year before, shoiild be in part finished. The 
building, however, was not completed until the close of the year 
1737. The families Avere few in number and indigent in their cir- 
cumstances, and the house was principally built by their labor ; 
it was not large, containing only nine pews in the body of it. A 
gaUery was subsequently added. There was no steeple or bell. 
The people were called together at the appointed hour of public 
worship by the " blowing of a conch shell." The house still re- 
mains, and is occupied as a dwelling house, on the north side of 
the common. In consequence of the house being too small to ac- 
commodate the people, at the meeting of the town in Ma'-'^h, 1750, 
a vote was passed to build a new house, 55 feet in lcn';'li and 45 
in breadth, to be placed as near the old one as might conveniently 
be done, and as near the center of the town as possible. The dilfi- 
cvilty of locating the house was without a parallel. It was not till 
thirteen years afterwards that the question was settled, during 
wliich more than fifty meetings for the purpose of agreeing on the 
place were held. It was finally settled by lot. The lot fixed the 
place where the meeting-house of the first parish now stands. A 
part being dissatisfied, a council of ministers was called, consis- 
ting of the Rev. Dr. Williams of Longmcadow, Rev. Mr. Breck of 
Springfield, Rev. Mr. Ballantine of Westneld, and Rev. Mr. Lathrop 
of West Springfield, who decided that both parties were under 
moral obligation to abide by the lot. The first pastor of the church 
in South Hadley was Rev. Grindall Rav/son, who was settled in 
1733. A grant of land, called the " Projn'ietors' Land" was set off 
to tills town on its first settlement, by the town of Hadley, for the 
use of the ministry, on condition that the people would settle 
among them " a good orthodox minister." By a vote of the pre- 
cinct, at their first meeting, this land was appropriated to Mr. Raw- 
son. Rev. John Woodbridge, the successor of Mr. Rawson, was 
installed pastor in 1742. He died in 1783, aged 80. He was suc- 
ceeded in the ministry by Rev. Joel Hayes, who was settled in 1782. 
Rev. Artemas Boies, the next minister, was settled in 1824. 
Rev. Joseph D. Condit was settled July 8, 1835, ob. Sept. 19, 
1847. Rev. Thomas Laurie was settled June 7, 1848. Rev. 
Flavel GrisAvold was the first pastor of the second or Canal church. 
He was installed pastor in 1828 ; Rev. William Tyler succeeded 
him in 1832. 



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CHESTERFIELD. 



" Leaves have their lime to fall, 
And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, 

And stars to get — but all, 
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O death !" — Mrs. Hemans. 



This town was incorporated 17G2 — the Congregational Church 
was formed in 1764, Rev. Benjamin Mills ordained Pastor same 
year, resigned 1774, Died 1785. Rev. Joseph Kilbourx, settled 
1780, died within one year. Rev. Timothy Allen, settled 1785, 
was Pastor of the Chnrch 10 years. Rev. Josiah Waters, settled 
1796 and continued as Pastor until 1831. Rev. Israel G. Rose, 
ordained 1836, died 1842. Rev. Oliver Warner Jun. ordained 
June 5, 1842, dissmissed Oct. 1846. 

The first person buried in this town was the first wife of Col. 
Benj. Bonny. It was then a wilderness ; Mr. Abil Stetson, cut 
out the brush in the woods and dug the grave. 



In Memory 

Benjamin Mills Esq., 

first Minister of the Gospel in this town, 

he died March 14, A. D. 1785, 

in the 46 year of his age. 

The sweet remembrance of the just. 
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust, 
UntLl here, they join above. 
And never cease to praise and love. 



EPITAPHS. 

In Memory of 
Mrs. Mary Mills, 

the amiable consort of Benjamin Mills Esq. 
she died Jane 30, A. D. 1779, aged 40 years. 
If worth and virtue could retrieve from death, 
She never had resigned her mortal breath. 



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In memory of 
Mrs. Persis White, 
wife of Mr. Josiah White. 
Also in memory of 
Mrs. Francis Merick, 
wife of Joseph Merick. 
Mrs. White died Oct. 6, 1797, aged 31. 
Mrs. Merick, Oct. 5, 1797, aged 27. 
They were sisters, virtuous and lovely, as mves they were amia- 
ble, and as parents, they were kind and affectionate. In the 
midst of usefulness they were arrested by the harbinger 
of death. Nature sickened around them both at once, 
their eyes lost their lustre, the world its variega- 
ted charms, and they expued, one just 32 
hours after the other. 
Shew us thy face and we'll away 

From all inferior things, 
Speak Lord, and here we'U. quit our clay, 
And stretch our airy wings. 

Mrs. Hannah, 
wife of Capt. Joseph Burnell, 
died June 29, 1797 
in the 72 year of her age. 
Behold and see as you pass by, 
As you are now, so once was I, 
As I am now, so you must be, 
Prepare for Death, and follow me. 

To the memory of 

Deacon Benjamin Price, 

who died May 11, 1809, 

in the 64 year of his age. 



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EPITAPHS. 



In memory of 

Benjamin Buyant, 

who died Aug. 3, 1788, aged 54 years. 



In memory of 

Miss Mary White, 

Daughter of Esq. Asa and Zilpah White, 

who died 28 Feb'y, 1814, aged 23. 



In memory of 

Ruth Stetson, 

who died April 12th, 1809, in the 63d year of her age. 

Also Ariel Stetson, 
who died Aug. 28th, 1819, in the 81st year of his age. 

Death leaves a melancholy gloom, 

It makes an empty seat, 
Ye living mortals all must come 

And try this long retreat. 



In memory of 

Capt. Joshua Healy, 

who died May 23, A. D. 1791, aged 64 years. 

Here rests our friend, no more shall death 
Disturb his mind, or stop his breath, 
When the Judge comes, then he shall rise 
To meet his God, with sweet surprise. 



In memory of 

Mr. Benjamin, 

Son of Mr. Seth and Mrs. Martha Taylor, 

who died 28 July, 1797, in the 19 year of his age. 



In memory of 

Mr. Stephen Baker, 

who died April 29, 1813, in the 82 year of his age. 

My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my 
heart and my portion forever. 



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181 



DEERFIELD. 



'♦ Ai the long train 
Of age« glide away, the sons of men, 
The youth in life'* green spring, and he who goes 
In the full strength of years, matron, and maid, 
The bowed with age, the infant in the smiles 
And beauty of its innocent age cut off,— 
Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side, 
By those, who in their turn shall follow them."— Brtant. 



[The first person buried in tliis Burying Ground.] 

Here Lyes y^ Body of 

JOSEPH BARNARD, Aged 

45 years, Dec. September y^ 

6th, 1695. 

LiMON Beamon, 
Died ITOJ, aged 54. 

Here Lyes y® Body of 
HanXAh Beamon, 

who departed this Lif y^ 13th of May, 1739, 
in ye 94th year of her age. 

M. A. DyED 
NOVEM. 7, 

ANNO 1696. 

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182 



EPITAPHS. 




Here lies buried the Body of 

LiEVT, Mehuman Hinsdale, 

who died May y^ 9th, 1736, 

in the 63d year of his age. 

Who was the first male child bom in this place, and was twice 
captivated by the Indian Salvages. 




In memory of 

CoL°, Ephraim Williams, Esq., 

of Stockbridge, who died August y^ Uth, 1754, 

in the 63d year of his age. 

Blest be that hand divine which gently laid 
My heart at rest beneath this humble shed. 

Note. — The above was father of Col, Ephraim Williams, found- 
er of Williams College. 



In Memory of 

Thomas Williams, Esq., 

who died Sept. 28, 1775, JEt 57. 

To each unthinking being, heaven, a friend, 
Gives not the useless knowledge of its end, 
To man imparts it, but with such a view. 
As while he dreads it makes him hope it too. 



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183 



Here lies y" Body of 

the Rev'd Mr. John Williams, 

the beloved and faithful Pastor of this place, 

who dyed on June y° 12th, 1729, 

in the 65th year of his age. 

Rev. 14, 13. 

" "Write, Blessed are ye dead wlio die in th.e Lord." 



In memory of 

Col. John Hawks, 

who died June 24, 1784, in the 77th year of his age. 

To be pure without superstition, faithful to our trust, pleasant in 

our circle, and friendly to the poor, is to imitate his example. 



In memory of 

Mrs. Elizabeth, 

Wife of John Hawks, 

who died Feb. 28, 1799, aged 66. 

Her children arise up and call her blessed. 

Pray kind reader lend an ear, 

As you are now so once was I, 

As I am now so you must be, 

Prepare for death and follow me. 

Here lyeth the Body of 

Mrs. Eunice Williams, 

the virtuous and desirable consort of 

the Rev. John Williams, 

and daughter of Rev. Eleazer and Mrs. Esther Mather, 

of Northampton. 

She was born Aug. 2, 1664, 

and fell by the rage of the barbarous enemy, 

March 1, 1703^ 

Prov. xxxi : 28. " Her children rise up and call her blessed." 

Here lies interred the Body of 

Mrs. Abigail Williams, 

the relict of the Rev. Mr. John Williams, of this place. 

She died June y"^ 27th, 1754, 

in the 82d year of her age. 



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Here lies the remains of 
Mr. Justin Bull, 
who died June 5th, 1795, aged 61 years. 
Tender were Ms feelings, 

The christian was his friend, 
Honest were his dealings, 
And happy was his end. 

In memory of 

Mrs. Hannah, 

Wife of Mr. Samuel Dickinson, 

who was drowned Sept. 3d, 1740, 

in the 36th year of her age. 

And Hebzibah, 

Daughter of Mr. Samuel and Mrs. Hannah Dickinson, 

who was drowned Sept. 3d, 1740, 

in the &th year of her age. 

Life glows and smiles with prospects bright, 

Our life is doomed to care and toil. 
Old age, the lonely eve of night. 
Quick death writes vanity on all. 

Here lies Buried the Body of 

DocT. Thomas Wells, 

who departed this life March the 7th, Anno Dom. 1713, 

in the 59th year of his age. 



Note. This is the oldest town in Franklin County ; the Indian 

i name was POCIIMTUCK. A deed was made to John Pynchon, 

Esq., of Springfield, " for the use and behoof of major Eleazur 

Lusher, ensign Daniel Pisher, and other English at Dedham, their 

' associates and successors," by Chauk alias Chaque, the sachem of 

j Pocumtuck, and his brother Wapahoale, and is dated Feb. 24, 

I 1665, prior to the grant by government. The deed is witnessed 

j by Wequonock, who, " helped the Sachem in making the bargain ;" 

j and reserves to the Indians " the right of fishing in the rivers and 

waters ; huntmg deer, or other wild animals ; the gathering of 

wabruts, chestnuts, and other niits, and things on the commons." 

The first settlement at Deerfield commenced in 1760, and within 

four years a considerable number of buildings were erected. In 

1686, the Hev. John Williams was settled as minister of the place, 

on a salary of £60, to be paid in wheat at three shillings and three- 

[ pence the bushel, peas at tM'O shillings and six-pence, Indian corn 

at two shillings, and salted pork at two-pence halfpenny the pound. 



EPITAPHS. 



185 



BATTLE MONUMENT AT BLOODY BROOK. 

Erected 
August, 183L 
On this ground 
Captain Thomas 
Lathrop, and Eighty- 
Four Men under his 
command, including Eigh- 
teen teamsters from Deer- 
field, Conveying Stores from 
that town to HadJey, were 
ambuscaded by about 700 Indians, 
and the Captain and Seventy-six Men 
Slain, September 18th 1765, (old 
Style). The Soldiers who fell, were 
described by a Cotemporary Histori- 
an as a Choice Company of Young 
Men, the very flower of the County 
of Essex. None of wliom were 
ashamed to Speak with the enemy in the gate. 
—"And SANGUINETTO teUs you" where the dead 
"Made the earth wet and turned" the unwilling 
Waters Ked.— 
The grave of the Slain is Marked by a Stone Slab 21 
Rods Southerly of this Monument. 




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186 EPITAPHS. 



This monument stands 30 or 40 rods southerly from the Congre- 
tional church. South-easterly from the moniiment is seen Sugar- 
loaf Mountain, a conical peak of red sand stone, about 650 feet in 
height. In 1835, the 160th anniversary of the destruction of Capt. 
Lathrop and his men was commemorated in this place. The Hon. 
Edward Everett, governor of Massachvtsetts, was appointed orator 
for the occasion, and General Epaphras Hoyt, of Deerfield, was 
appointed to make the address at the laying of the corner stone 
for the monument. About six thousand persons were present on 
this occasion. Governor Everett delivered his address under a 
walnut tree. About forty years after Capt. Lathrop and his men 
were killed, a rude monument was erected to their memory, but 
the different occupants of the soil removed it so many times, that 
it was a matter of uncertainty where he or his men were buried. 
In 1835, the committee of investigation, guided by the tradition of 
some aged people, found the spot where he and about thirty of 
his men w^ ere interred ; the grave was just in front of the door- 
yard of Stephen Whitney, Esq., and about twenty feet north- 
west of his front door. Their bones were in a state of tolerable 
preservation, but fell to pieces on exposure to the air. " A grave 
probably containing the bones of the ninety-six Indians who were 
slain on that day, was likewise found by accident about the same 
time, nearly one hundred rods west of the road leading from Bloody 
Brook to Conway , by Mr. Artemas Williams, and a little more 
than half a mile south-west of the grave of Lathrop." 

The monument is six feet square and about twenty feet in 
height ; it is constructed of marble, by Mr. Woods of Sunderland. 
On its completion an address was delivered at its foot by Mr. Lu- 
ther B. Lincoln, of JJeerlield. 

*' For the distance of about three miles, after leaving Deerfield 
meadow, Lathrop' s march lay through a very level country, close- 
ly wooded, where he was every moment exposed to an attack on 
either flank ; at the termination of this distance, near the south 
point of Hwjar -loaf Rill, the road approximated Connecticut river, 
and the left was in some measure protected. At the village now 
called Muddy Brook, in the southerly part of Deerfield, the road 
crossed a small stream, bordered by a narrow morass, from which 
the village has its name ; though more appropriately it should be 
denominated Bloody Brook, by which it was sometimes known. 
Before arriving at the point of intersection Avith the brook, the 
road for a])Out half a mile ran parallel with the morass, then, cross- 
ing, it continued directly to the south point of Sugar-loaf Hill, 
traversing what is now the home lots, on the east side of the vil- 
lage. As the morass was thickly covered with brush, the place of 
crossing afforded a favorable point of surprise. On discovering 
Lathrop' s march, a body of upwards of seven hundred Indians 



EPITAPHS. 187 



planted tliemselves in ambuscade at this point, and lay eagerly- 
waiting to pounce upon Mm while passing the morass. Without 
scouring the woods in his front and flanks, or suspecting the snare 
laid for him, Lathrop arrived at the fatal spot ; crossed the morass 
with the principal part of his force, and probably halted, to allow 
' time for his teams to drag through their loads. The critical mo- 
1 ment had arrived — the Indians instantly poured a heavy and des- 
j tructive fire upon the column, and rushed furiously to close attack. 
j Confusion and dismay succeeded. The troops broke and scattered, 
j fiercely pursued by the Indians, whose great superiority enabled 
1 them to attack at all points. Hopeless was the situation of the 
I scattered troops, and they resolved to sell theu' lives in a vigorous 
1 struggle. Covering themselves with trees, the bloody conflict now 
I became a severe trial of skill in sharp shooting, in which life was 
the stake. Difficult would it be to describe the havoc, barbarity, 
and misery that ensued ; ' fury raged, and shuddering pity quit 
the sanguine field,' while desperation stood pitted, at 'fearful 
odds,' to unrelenting ferocity. The dead, the dying, the wounded, 
strewed the ground in all directions ; and Lathrop' s devoted force 
was soon reduced to a small number, and resistance became faint. 
At length the unequal struggle terminated in the annihilation of 
nearly the whole of the English ; only seven or eight escaped from 
the bloody scene, to relate the dismal tale ; and the wounded were 
indiscriminately butchered. Capt. Lathrop fell in the early part i 
of the action. The whole loss, including teamsters, lamounted to 
ninety. 

Capt. Mosely, who was at Deerfield with his company, between 
four and five miles distance, hearing the musketry, hurried on to 
the relief of Lathrop, but it was too late ; he found the Indians 
hai done their bloody work, and were stirpping the dead. Rush- 
ing on in close order, he broke through the enemy, and, charging 
back and forth, cu.t down all within the range of his shot. After 
several hours of gallant fighting, the savages were compelled to 
seek for safety in the surrounding swamps and forests. Lieuten- 
ants Savage and Pickering greatly distinguished themselves by 
their skill and bravery. Just at the close of the action. Major 
Treat, of Connecticut, who on the morning of this day had 
marched towards Northfield, arrived on the ground with one hun- 
dred men, consisting of English, Pequot and Mohegan Indians, 
and shared in the final pursuit of the enemy. Capt. Mosely lost 
but two men in the various attacks, and seven or eight only were 
wounded. The loss of the Indians in the various attacks of the 
day was estimated at ninety-six, the greatest proportion of which 
fell in the engagement with Mosely. On the approach of night, 
Treat and Mosely proceeded to Deerfield, where they encamped 
for the night, and the next morning returned to the field of slaugh- 
ter to bury the dead. The day after this disaster, the Indians ap- 



188 EPITAPHS. 

peared at Deerfield, on tlie west side of the river in that town, 
and, displaying the garments they had stripped from Lathrop's 
slain, made demonstrations of an attack on the fortified house, 
which then contained a garrison of only twenty-seven men. The 
commander held out delusive appearances of a strong force, — 
caused his trumpet signals to be given, as if to call in additional 
troops, which so intimidated the Indians that they withdrew with- 
out making an attack. Tliis post, however, was afterwards aban- 
doned by the garrison, and the place was soon after destroyed by 
the enemy. 



GREENFIELD. 



" Oh, all unshaken 
Is the colli, deep spell around them, 

Pulseless every breast ; 
In the slumber that hath bound them. 

They must ever rest. 

Bright, pure onci taken 
From the earth so glad and blooming, 

From IKe'ii ireaclierous wave. 
While rich flowers the air perfuming, 

Nod above their grave." — D. Ellen Goodman. 



[The Oldest Monument.] 

In Memory of 

Edward Allin, 

who died Dec. 10, 1756, in y" ('9 year of his age. 

" Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Rev. xxx. 



Obed, 

Son of Mr. Ebenezer and Mrs. Elisabeth Wells, 

Died Sept. 10th, 1758, 

aged 11 years and 7 months. 



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In memory of 

Mr. Joel Graves, 

who died April y" 16, A. D. 1760, aged 23 years. 

In memory of 

Mr. Asa Wells, 

who died Nov. y« 7th, 1761, A. D., 

in the 32 year of his age. 



[The Oldest Monument in the North Burying Ground.] 

In memory of 

Mrs. Sebra, 

Wife of Capt. Isaac Newton, 

who died Dec'r y^ 25th, 1775, 

in y^ 25th year of her age. 



In Memory of 

Mrs. Rebeckah Hinsdale, 

the virtuous and amiable Consort of 

Mr. Samuel Hinsdale, 

who died Aug^* 16th, 1760, 

in y^ 48th year of her age. 

" A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband." 

" Death is a debt to nature due ; 

"Which I have paid, and so must you.'' 

Rev. Roger Newton, D. D., 
was ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 
this town, 18 Nov. 176J, 
and died 10 December, 1816, 
in the 80 year of his age, and 56 of his Ministry. 
His life was adorned with private and domestic virtues, and dis- 
tinguished by publick and professional usefulness. 

Mrs. Mary Newcomb, 

Wife of R. E. Newcomb, Esq., 

and last surviving child of Gen. Joseph Warren, 

who fell on Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, 

Died Feb. 9, 1826, M 54. 



190 EPITAPHS. 



MONTAGUE. 



In memory of 

Mr. Elijah Bardwell, 

who died Jan'y 26, 1786, in y^ 27th year of his age. 

Having but a few days survived ye fatal night, wh.en lie was flung 

from his horse, and drawn by ye stirrups 26 rods along ye 

path, as appeared by the place where his hat was found, 

and here he had spent ye whole of the followhig 

severe cold night, treading down the snow in a smaU circle. 

The family he left was an aged father, a wife, and three small 

children. 



BERNARDSTON 



In memory of 

the Hon. Major John Burke, 

who died Oct. 27, 1784, 

in y^ Sixty-Seventh year of his age. 

'* Were I so tall to reach the pole, 
Or grasp the ocean with my span, 
I must be measured by my soul, — 
The mind 's the standard of the man. 



EPITAPHS. 191 



BELCHERT0WN. 



Sacred to the memory of 

Rev. Justus Forward, 

Pastor of the Church in Belchertown, 

Who, skilled in Evangelical Doctrine, exemplary in Christian 

duty, prudent in council, valiant for the truth, faithful and 

successful in labors, after a long and useful ministry, in 

which with reputation to himself, and to the spiritual 

benefit of his flock, he served God, and his generation, 

fell asleep March 8, A. D. 1814, in the 84th year of his age, 

and the 59th of his ministry. " Blessed are the dead who die in 

the Lord." 



VERNON, VERMONT 



[The Oldest Monument in this Burying Ground.] 

Here lies cut down like unripe fruit, 
A Son of Mr. AMOS TuTE, 
And of MRS. JEMiME TuTE his Wife, 
CaUed JONATHAN ; of whose frail life, 

The days all summed how short the account, 

Scarcely to fourteen years amount, 

Born the 12th of May was he 

In Seventeen Hundred Sixty-Three ; 

To death he fell a helpless Prey, 

On April V & Twentieth day, 

In Seventeen Hundred Seventy- Seven, 

Quiting this world we hope for Heaven. 



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192 



EPITAPHS. 



Behold the amazing alteration, 

Effected by innoculation, 

The means employed Ms Life to save, 
Hurried him headlong to the grave. 

Full in the bloom of youth he fell, 
Alas what human tongue can tell, 
The Mother s grief, her anguish show, 
Or paint the Father s heavier woe. 

Who now no Natral offspring has 

His ample fortune to possess. 

To fill his place Stand in liis stead, 
Or bear his name when he is dead. 

So God ordand. His ways are just, 
Tho' Empires Crumble into dust ; 
Life and the world mere bubles are, 
Let loos to these, for Heaven prepare. 

Note. — The above was written by Rev. Bunker Gay, an ec- 
centric Minister of this town. 



Sarah Newell, 

Wife of George Semour, Daughter of 

Arad and Sarah Hunt, Born May 7, 1821, 

Died at Litchfield, Ct., April 21, 1843. 

"Not lost, but gone before." 



In memory of 

Mrs. Martha Bridgman, 

Wife of Capt. Orlando Bridgman, 

who died April y^ 3d, 1766, in the 68th year of her age, 

and the first person that was buried in this yard. 

Sacred to the memory of 

CAPT. ORLANDO BRIDGMAN, 

who departed this life 

June 4th, 1771, in the 70th year of his age. 

" Whilst living men my tomb do view, 
Remember well here's room for you." 



EPITAPHS. 193 



THE HON. 
JOHN BRIDGMAN, ESQ., 

A MAN of splendid abilities and eminent 

usefulness in his day, 

An implacable enemy of Vice, Superstition and 

Bigotry, and ardent lover and friend of 

Virtue and Religion, 

Cheerful in Prosperity, in Adversity Placki & Submissive. 

Christian Piety and Morality, Probity and 

Fidelity, Justice, Temperance 

Humility, Industry &l good economy adorn'd his LJF. 

Ob. FEB 26, 1805, ^t 68. 

" The upright man whose end is peace, 
Dying, obtain'd a sweet release ; 
And when the just to life shall rise, 
Among the first he'll mount the skies." 



Memento Mori. 

Sacred to the Memory of 

Mrs. Ruth Bridgman, 

Consort of John Bridgman, Tsq , 

who died June 1, 1797, in the 58th year of her age. 

Behold and see as you pass by, 
As you are now so once was I, 
As I am now you soon must be, 
Prepare for death, and follow me. 



The unfortunate 

Miranda, 

Daughter of John &, Ruth Bridgman, 

whose remains are here interred, fell a prey to the 

flames that consomd her Father's Hoose, 

on y" 11th of June, 1791, aged 28. 

The room below flamed like a stove, 
Anxious for those who slept above, 
She ventured on ye trembling floor, 
It fell, she sank and rose no more. 

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194 EPITAPHS. 



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In memory of 
Mr. Amos Tute, 
who died April ITth, 1790, in the 60th year of his age. 
" Were I so tall to reach the pole, 
Or grasp the ocean with my span, 
I must be measured by my soul, 
The mind's the standard of the man." 

Mrs. Jemima Tute, 
Successively Relict of Messrs. 
William Phips, Caleb Howe &i, Amos Tute. 
The two first were killed by th3 Indians, 
Phips, July 5th, 1743, Howe, June 27th, 1755. 
When Howe was killed she and her Children, then seven in num- 
ber, were carried into captivity. The oldest daughter went to 
France, and was married to a French Gentleman. The 
youngest was torn from her breast, and i)erished with 

hunger. By the aid of some benevolent Gent'n, 

and her own personal heroism, she recovered the rest. 

She had two by her last husband, outlived both him and 

them, and died March 7th, 1805, having passed through more 

vicissitudes, and endured more hardships, than any of her cotem- 

poraries. 

\ " No more can Savage foe annoy. 

Nor aught her wide spread fame destroy." 



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Here lies the Body of 

Mr. James Tute, 

who departed — this life April — the — 14th, 1775, 

aged — about 90 years. 

*' When living men my tomb do view. 
Remember well here's room for you." 



HON. JONATHAN HUNT, 

Born in Northfield, Mass., September 23, 1738, 

Died in Vernon, June 1, 1823, affed 85. 



Susannah, 

Widow of Hon. Jonathan Hunt, 

Died June 29, 1834, M 85. 



EPITAPHS. 



195 



GEN. ARAD HUNT, 
Died Feb 18, 1825, in his 82 year. 



Arad Hunt, 

Died 

Aug. 30, 1833, 

aged 43. 



Sally Hunt, 

wife of Arad Hunt, 

Died Sept. 15, 1846, 

aged 52. 



GUILFORD, VT 



Sacred to the memory of the 

Hon. BENjARiiN Carpenter, Esq , 

Pjrn in Rehohath, Mass., A. D. 1726, 

A Magistrate in Rhode Island in 1794, 

A Public Teacher of Righteousness, 

An able advocate to his last for Democracy, 

and the equal rights of man. 

Removed to this town A D. 1870, ^'^'^ 

Was a Field Officer in the Revolutionary War, 

A founder of the first Constitution and 

Government of Vermont, 

A Counsellor of Errors in A. D. 1783, 

A member of the Council, and Lieut. Governor of the 

Stale in A. D. 1779, 
A firm professor of Christianity in the Baptist Church 

fifty years, left this world. 

And 146 persons ot lineal posterity, March 29th, 1804, 

Aged 78 years 10 months and 12 days. 

With a strong mind, and full faith of 

a more glorious state hereafter. 
Statue about six feet — weight 2001bs. 
Death had no terror. 



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196 EPITAPHS. 



WESTMINSTER, VT 



In memory of 

William French, 

Son of Mr. Nathaniel French, 

who was shot at Westminster, March y*' 13, 1775, 

by the hands of cruel Ministerial Tools of George y^ 3d, 

in the Cort house, at a 11 a'ciock at night, 

in the 22d year of his age. 

Here William French his Body lies, 
For Murder, his Blood for Vengeance cries. 
King George the Third his Tory Crew, 
Tha wich a bawl his head Shot threw. 
For Liberty and his Country's Good 
Lost his Life, his Dearest blood. 



Sacred to the memory of 

Captain Thomas Forrist, 

late of London, in the Kingdom of Great Britain, 

who died on the 20th day of May, A. D. 1795, 

aged 67. 

After a long and laborious life, spent chiefly in the service of the 
English East India Company, in exploring the dangerous, un- 
known navigation of the Mollucca and Philippine Islands, 

the Coast of New Guinea, and other parts of the 

Indian Seas, no less amiable in private, than active in 

public life. His death Avas sincerely regreted by all who 

knew him, as a loss to his friends in particular, and to society at 

large. 



EPITAPHS. 197 



In memory of 

Mrs. Hannah McNeil, 

Relict of Mr. Nehemiah McNeil, 

who died June the 6th, 1795, aged 75 years. 

Attend ye people to God's Laws, 

And strictly lend an ear, 
The words that from my dust procede 

Attentively do hear. 
O, world of people praise the Lord, 

For bountiful is he, 
His tender mercies doth endure 

To all eternity. 



Vitse Summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam. 

To perpetuate the memory of 

Mrs. Gratia Bradley, 

the amiable consort of the Hon. Stephen R. Bradley, 

Member of the Senate of the United States, 

who died the 10th day of January, 

in the Year of Redemption 1802, 

and of her age the 34th. 

Mrs. Merab Bradley, 

the early wife and affectionate friend of 

Stephen R. Bradley, Esq., 

who departed this life on the 7th day of April, 

in the year of our Lord 1785, 

in the 28th year of her age. 

Accept, departed friends, the last tribute of affection which your 

deserted and disconsolate partner can bestow. His last hope 

^^dll be to rest from his sorrows beside you, or to dwell 

with you in the habitation "made without hands, 

eternal in the heayens," then perhaps when 

« there shall be none to mourn," some stranger who 

has known and felt the loss of those virtues which adorn 

the Wife, the Mother, the Sister and the Friend, will pause and 

drop a tear over the ashes in which they once resided. 

Lisatiate archer ! could not one sufxi'je ? 

Thy shaft flew twice, and twice my peace was slam. 

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198 EPITAPHS. 



AZUBAH, 

Wife of Aaron Hitchcock, 

Corn Jan. 18, 1795, married Jan. 21, 1827, 

Died Jan. 7, 1842. 



Elizabeth, 

Wife of Rev. Wm. H. Gilbert, 

Died Dec. 13, 1846, M 25. 

I opened not my mouth because thou did'st it. 



BRATTLEBORO', VT 



Erected in memory of 

Mrs. Mercy Whitney, 

Consort of Doct' Ephraim Whitney, 

who died Feb'y 26th, A. D. 1792, 

aged 50 years. 

While the dear dust she leaves behind, 
Sleeps in thy bosom, sacred tomb, 

Soft be her bed, her slumber kind, 
And all her dreams, of joys to come." 



This is in memory of 

Mr. Timothy Whipple, 

who departed this life November 4th, 1796, 

in the 72d year of his age. 
'* Deliriums State, was worse than fate ; 
And vacancy of mind ; 
But real grace, fill'd up the space, 
And left a hope behind." 



EPITAPHS. 199 



This stone consecrated to the memory of 

Madam Jane Robbins, 

Consort of the late Rev. Doc. Robbins, 

who languished from his death, 80 June, 1799, 

till 12 Sept. Anno Domini, 1800, when, in the GO year of 

her age, she commenced her inseparable union 

with her much beloved consort, and her tombstone is 

erected by the piety of her afflicted children. 



NEWBURYPORT. 



''This Cenotaph 

Is erected with affectionate 

veneration, to 

The memory of the 

Rev. George Whitfield, 

Born at Gloucester, England, 

December 16, 1714. 

Educated at Oxford University ; 

Ordained 1736. 

In a ministry of thirty-four years, 

He crossed the Atlantic thirteen times, 

And preached more 

Than eighteen thousand sermons. 

As a soldier of the 

Cross, humble, devout, ardent. 

He put on the 

Whole armour of God ; preferring 

The honor of Christ 

To his own interest, repose, 

Reputation, and life. 



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200 EPITAPHS. 



CONCORD. 



God wills us free ; mau wills us slaves. I will as God wills, 
God's will be done. 

Here lies the body of 

John Jack, 

a native of Africa, 

who died March, 1773, aged about 60 years. 

! Though born in a land of slavery, he was born free ; though he 
j lived in a land of liberty, he lived a slave, till, by his honest, 

though stolen labours, he acquired the source of slavery, 
I Avhich gave him his freedom, though not long before 

I death, the grand tyrant, gave him his final 

emancipation, and set him on a footing with kings. 

Though a slave to vice, he practiced those virtues, without which, 

kings are but slaves. 

Note. — This was written by Daniel Bliss, Esq. 



DORCHESTER. 



Hear lyes our Captaine, & MAJOR of Sufiblk was withall, 

A godley Magistrate was he, and MAJOR GENERALL 

Two Troops of hors with liim here Came, 

Such worth liis love did Crave ; 

Ten Companyes of Foot also Mourning Marcht to his gravi 

Let all that read be sure to keep the faith as he has don, 

"With Christ he lives now crown' d, 

His name was HUMPHREY ATHERTON 

He dyed the 16 of September 1661. 



EPITAPHS. 201 



PLYMOUTH. 



The Pilgrim Fatlieis where are they ? 

'J'he waves that brought tham o'er 
Still roll in the bay and throw their spray, 

As they break along the shore 
Still roll in the bay as they rolled that day, 

When the JVlay-FIower mooied below ; 
When the sea around was black with storms, 

And white the shore with snow. 

The Pilgrim Fathers are at rest, 

When Summer's throned on high. 
And the world's warm breast is m verdure dress'd. 

Go stand on the lull where they lie. 
The earliest ray of the golden day 

On that hallowed spot is cast; 
And ihe evening sun as he leaves the world, 

Looks kindly on that spot last." — Pierpont. 



The most ancient Inscriptions are on Burying Hill, formerly 
Fort Hill, it is in the rear of the Tom^i rising one hundred and 
sixty-five feet above the Sea-level, embracing about eight acres, on 
the summit of the south-west side, the Pilgkims erected first some 
temporary defence, but on the approach of PhiUip's war they 
erected a strong fort one hundred feet square, strongly palisadoed, 
ten and a half feet high ; no other place could have been so well 
chosen either for discovering the approach of Savages, or for defen- 
ding the town against their attacks ; it is covered with the symbols 
of mortality ; the sepulchres of our PILGRIM FATHERS. Here 
we tread on the ashes of those to whom Ave are indebted under 
providence for our most precious earthly enjoyments. Religious and 
Civil liberty. 



Here lies the body of 

Edward Gray, Gent. 

aged about 52 years, 

and departed this life about the last of June 1681. 



202 



EPITAPHS. 



Departed this life, 23 June, 1T96, 

in the 90 year of her age, 

Madam Priscilla Hobart, 

relict of the Rev. Noah Hobart, late of Fairfield, 

in Connecticut, her third h jsband. 

Her first and second were 

John Watson, Esq , and Hon. Isaac Lothrop. 



In memory of 

Doctor Lazarus Le Baron, 

who departed this life, 

2 September, 1773, ret. suae 75. 

My flesh shall slumber in the ground 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; 
Then burst the chains, with sweet surprise, 
And in my Saviour's likeness rise. 



Here lyeth buried the body of 

that precious servant of God 

Mr. Thomas Cushman, 

who, after he had served his generation 

according to the will of God, and particularly 

the Church of Plymouth, for many years, in the office of i 

a ruling elder, fell asleep in Jesus, 10 Dec, 1691, 

and in the 84 year of his age. 



Andrew Farrell, 
of respectable connections, in Ireland, 
aged 38 years, 
owner and commander of the ship, Hibernia, 
sailed from Boston, 26 Jan. and was wrecked on Ply- 
mouth beach, 28 Jan. 1805. 
His remains with five of seven seamen, 
who perished with him, are here interred. 

O piteous lot of man's uncertain state ; 

"What woes on life's eventful journey wait ! 

By sea, what treacherous calms, what sudden storms. 

And death, attendant in a thousand forms ! 



EPITAPHS. 203 



Here Lyes y^ Body of y^ / 

Honorable Major William Bradford, y 
who expired February y'' 20 1703-4 
aged 79 years. 

■ He lived long, but still was doing good, 
And in bis country's service lost much blood. 
After a life well spent, he's now at rest, — 
His very name and memory is blest." 



Here lies buried the body of 

Mr. Thomas Clark, 

aged 98 years, who departed this life, 

the 24 of March, 1697. 



This stone is erected to the 

memory of that unbiassed judge, faithful officer, 

sincere friend, and honest man, 

Col. Isaac Lothrcp, 

who resigned this life, on the 26 day of April, 1750, 

in the 43 year of his age. 

Had virtue's charms the power to save 
Its faithful votaries from the grave. 
This stone had ne'er possess' d the fame 
Of being mark'd with Lothrop's name. 



In memory of 
George Watson, Esq., 
who died the 3d of Dec. 1800, 
in the 33 year of his age. 

No folly wasted his paternal store. 

No guilt, no sordid av'rice made it more. 

With honest fame and sober plenty crown' d, 

He liv'd and spread his cheering influence round. 

Pure was his walk and peaceful was his end 

We bless' d his rev'rend length of days. 

And hail'd him, in the pubUckways, 

With veneration and with praise, 

Our father and our firiend. 



204 EPITAPHS. 



To the memory of 

John Cottox, Esq. 

formerly a minister of the gospel at Halifax, 

which employ was ever his crreatest delight, 

who died, 4 Nov. A. D. 1789, 

in the 78 year of his age. 

'Tis heaven's irrevocable decree, 
That the great, the good, the pious shall fall, 
In that dark grave nndistinguish'd to lie, 
Till the last trumpet rends the azure sky ; 
When the virtuous immortal -will rise, 
To glory and joys, above the starry skies ; 
The vitious to pain, dishonor, contempt, 
In realms, below the splendid firmament. 



D A N V E R S. 



This humble stone in memory of 

Elizabeth Whitm.\n, 

is inscribed by her weeping Friends. 

To -whom she endeared herseK by uncommon tenderness and affec- 
tion. Endowed with superior genius and acquirements, she was 
still more endeared by humility and benevolence. Let candor 
throw a veil over, lor great was her Charity for others. 
She sustamed the last pauiful scene far from every friend, 
and exhibited an example of cahw resignation. Her 
departure was on the 2oth of Jvily. A. D. 1788, in the 
37th year of her age. And the tears of Strangers watered her grave. 

Note. She was better known to readers of romance by the 
name of '• ElLza Wharton." 



EPITAPHS. 205 



EAST HARTFORD, C O X N 



[The oldest Monument in East Hartford Ls about two feet square 
a few rods north of Gov. Pitkin's Table Monument, and is in a 
good state of preservation. On it is the following LrLScription :] 

HERE LTETH THE BO 

Dy OF ObADi 

AH WOOD WHO 

DIED APRIL THE 

II, ITI2, in the 

64yEAR oF 

Ills AGE. 



In Memory of 

Mr. Phixeas, 

Son of Mr. Thomas and Mrs Mary Burnham, 

who died tryumphingly, 

in hops of a goyful resurection 

in Dec. y^ 2-2nd, A D. 1776, 

in y' 23d year of his age. 

Here lies the 

Rev'd Eliphalet Williams, D. D , 

who died June 29, 1803, 

in the 7Tth year of his age, and o6th of his ministry. 

He was an able orthodox, faithful, Laborioiis, Exemplarv & Suc- 
cessful Minister of Jesus Christ, patient under long and' sharp 
bodily distress, Resigned to the will of his Master, He 
committed himself to Him that judgeth righteouslv. " Blessed 
are the dead who die in the Lord." 
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206 EPITAPHS. 

Here lieth interred the body of 
> the Honorable William Piikin, Esqr , 

late Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 

To the God of Nature indebted for all his Talents, 

for which Glory he aimed to Imploy them ; 

In Religion without affectation, 

Chearfull, Humble and Temperate, 

Zealous and bold for the Truth, 

Faithfull in Distributing Justice, 

Scattering away Evil with his Eye, 

an Example of Christian Virtues, 

A Patron of his Country, 

A Benefactor to the Poor, 

A Tender Parents Faithfull Friend. 

Twelve Years he presided in the Superior Court, 

and three Years and an half Governor in Chief, 

after Serving his Generation, by the Will of God, 

with Calmness and serenity, fell on Sleep 

the 1st day of October, A. D. 1769, 

in the 76 year of his a.ge. 

Walk Thoughtfull on the Solemn Shore 
Of that Yast Ocean thou art Soon to pass. 



Here lyes Interr'd the Body of 

the Rev'd M^ Sam^^^ Woodbridge, 

who haveing for about forty years fulfilled his 

Ministry in the 3rd C''' of Christ in Hartford, 

Fell asleep June the 9th, \7i^\ 

in the 63d year of his age. 



Here lies interred the Body of 

Mrs. Content Woodbridoe, 

the late pious & Virtuous Consort, of the 

Rev'd Mr. Samuel Woodbridge, 

Who fell asleep July y*^ 28th, A. D. 1758, 

In y'' 67 year of her age. 

She was an Ornament to Religion in the Different 

Stations She Sustained. 



EPITAPHS. 207 



In Memory of 
Mrs Mahy. 

Wife of Mr. John Fowler, 
who departed this life April y" 3d, 1776, 
I in y*" 39th year of her age. 

j << Another hear lies, not alone, 

I For she's three daughters near this stone." 



In Memory of 
Jehuymy R. Williams, 

who was killed by liorhtning, Aug. 27, 1809, 
aged 27 years. 



Here Lyes y^ Body of 
Mary, 
y^ wife of Daniel Deckanson, 
her maiden name was Mary Williamson, 
I Deceased April y^ 6th, 1718. 

j in y'' 30th year of her age. 

' Her child lyes by her right side. 



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nder this Monu- 
ment lies interred 
y® remains of Jonathan Hills, Esq., 
who departed this life Feb. y*" 22d, A. D. 1775, 

in y* 78th year of his age. 
" Hope humbly then, with humble pinions soar ; 
Wait the great Teacher death, and God adore." 



Capt. Joseph Merriman, 
was lost at Sea, 1834, aged 44. 

Eunice, 
his wife, died Sept. 15, 1849. 



Sacred to the memory of 

William H. Drake, 

who was born in New York, Dec. 9, 1813, 

died June 12th, 1847. 



208 EPITAPHS. 



In Memory of 

Deacon John Goodwin, 

who departed this life Sept. the 14th, 1793, 

aged 87 year s. 

'' Life is unsertain, death, is snre, 
Sin is the wound, and Christ the cure." 

Here lies y'' precious dust 
of that desireable woman, 
Mrs. Mary Williams, 
Consort of y^ Rev. Eliph Williams, 

Courteous, Benevolent and Pious, a pattern of Conjugal and Pa- 
rental affection, a rich blessing to her family ; how rich this 
Stone han't power to tell. She departed this life in hope 
of a better, June 28th, 1776, in ye 50th year of her age. "Go 
Header, Love thy Soul, and Learn to die." 



In Memory of 
Mr. Jonathan Burr, 

Died at Mr. Elisha Burr's Feb. y*^ 9t.h, 1770, 
in y*" 78th year of his age. 



WINDSOR, CONN 



Here lyeth the body of 

the Hon. Ro(jer Wolcott, Esq., 

of Windsor, who for several years was 

Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 

died May 17th, Anno ^tatis 89, Salutis 1767. 

Earths highest station ends in here he lies. 
And dust to dust concludes her noblest song. 



EPITAPHS. 209 



NEW HAVEN, CONN 



J. D. Esq. 

deceased March y^ 18th, 

in y^ 82d year of his age, 1668-9 

Note. — This is a copy of the inscription on the headstone of 
John Dixwell, one of the regicides, who fled to this country on 
the restoration of king Charles, the second. — [See Stiles' Hist. Re- 
gie ides.] 



In memory of the y 

Hon. Roger Sherman, ^ 

mayor of tiie city of New Haven, 

and senator of the United States. 

He was born at Newton, in Massachusetts, 19 April 1721, 

and died at New Haven 23 July, A. D. 1793, aged 72. 

Possessed of a strong, clear, and penetrating mind, and singular 
perseverence, he became the self taught scholar. Eminent for 
jurisprudence and policy, he was nineteen years an assistant, 
and twenty-three years a judge of the supreme court in high 
reputation. He M^as a delegate in the first congress, 
signed the glorious act of independence, and many 
years displayed superior talents and ability in the 
national legislature. He was a member of the gen- 
eral convention, approved the federal constitution, and 
served his country with fidehty and honour in the house 
of representatives, and in the senate of the United States. 
He was a man of improved integrity, a cool discerning judge, 
a prudent sagacious politician, a true, faithful, and firm patriot. 
He ever adorned the profession of Christianity, which he made in 
youth, and was distinguished through life for pubKc usefulness, and 
died in the prospect of a blessed immortality. 



Wm. JoNF.s, Esq. Dep Gov. 
dec. 17 Oct. 1706, aetat. 82. 

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210 EPITAPHS. 

Mrs. Hannah Jones, 
dec. 4 May, 1707, fetat. 74. 

The memory of the just is blessed. 



TiiEOPHTLUs Eaton, Esq. Gov. 
dec. 7 Jan. 1657, a3tat. 67. 

Eatox so famed, so -wise, so meek, so just ; 
The phoenix of our world, here liides his dust, 
This name forget X. England never must. 
To attend you, syr, undr these framed stones, 
Are come yor liond son and daughter Jones, 
On each hand to repose yr weary bones. 



Here lyeth interred the body of the 

Reverend and Learned Mr. Thomas Clap, 

the late president of Yale College, in New Haven. 

A truly great man, a gentleman of superior natural genius, most 
assiduous apphcation, and indefatigable industry. In the va- 
rious branches of learning he greatly excelled ; an accomplish- 
ed instructor ; a patron of the college ; a great divine ; bold 
for the truth ; a zealous promoter and defender of the 
doctrines of grace ; of imaffected piety, and a pattern of 
every virtue , the tenderest of fathers and best of friends, 
the glory of learning, and an ornament of religion ; for thir- 
teen years, the faithfiil and much respected pastor of the church 
in Windham ; and, near 27 years, the laborious and faithful pres- 
ident of the college, and having served his own generation, by the 
■will of God, with serenity and calmness, he fell on sleep, the 7 day 
of January, 1767 in his 64 year. 

Death, great proprietor of all, 
'Tis thine to tread out empires 
And to quench the stars. 



In memory of 

Captain Robert 'J'ownsend, 

who departed this life, 

19 Nov. l«06, in the 59 year of his age. 

This spot contains the ashes of the just, 
Who sought no honours and betray' d no trust. 
This truth he prov'd, in everv path he trod. 
An honest man's the noblest work of God. 






INDEX 



Page. ' 

AUen, Ellen W 70 

William 70 

Charles R 70 

Dea'n. Samuel 17 

Phineas 40 

Jonathan 40 

Maj 40 

Joseph 41 

EUzabeth 41 

Elisha 41 

H. Maria 41 

William Esq 41 

Elijah 41 

Keziah 41 

Sarah J. B 70 

»•- Ashmun, Eli P 56 

- Lucy 56 

Sophia W 57 

Orpha 57 

Mary C 128 

Sarah H 128 

Ashley, Benjamin 139 

Elenor 142 

Joseph 142 

John 154 

Alvord Ben'n 56 

A. M 181 

A. E 182 

Alexander Nathaniel 19 

John 27 

Sarah 27 

John 27 

Daniel 26 

Atkins, Zenas 155 

Abbott, Maria L 96 

Atherton, Gen. Humphrey. 200 

Allin, Edward 188 



Page. 

Adams, Eliza P 103 

David 103 \ 

MarvE 103 '. 

David 103 i 

Sarah P 103 ! i 

Bancroft, Sarah H 128 : 

Burt, Eben 22 

Henrv 14 

Bartlett, Samvel 16 

Sarah 16 

Joseph 86 

Benjamin 86 

Bradford, Hon. William. . . 203 ', 

Bagg, David 140 : 

Bontecou, Sibyl 127 j \ 

Beck, Louisa A 72 

Bolter, WiUiam 65 

Bascom, Joseph 19 

Brown, Rev. John 134 

BuU, Justin 184 

Barnard, Joseph 181 i 

Brooks, Joanna 126 j 

Barnard, Abner 31 | 

Rachel 30 

Abner 83 

Barrett, Rebecca 103 

Byers, Sophia 114 

Capt. James 114 

Hannah 114 | 

Bryant John 114 i 

■ Hannah M 114! 

Henry K 115 • 

Frederick 1 1 5 i 

Frederick 115| 

Burt, Dea. Nathaniel 144 ; 

Solomon 144 | 

Lieut. Nathaniel 145 t 



I- 



212 



INDEX. 



Page. 

Berrva 100 

Bond, Royal 123 

Brainerd, David 36 

Baker, Edward 35 

Capt. John 46 

Stephen 180 

Capt. John 46 

Rebeckah 46 

Holister 105 

Barber, Dea. John 136 

Thomas 136 

Breck, Joseph H 93 

Col. John 65 

Electa Go 

Clarissa 65 

Theodore 66 

Rev. Robert 116 

Eunice 126 

Fanny 92 

Martin 92 

William 93 

Butler, Lewis 81 

MarvA 81 

Edward 81 

WiUiam 81 

Marv 81 

WiUiam 81 

John B 82 

Daniel 82 

Anna 82 

Mary 82 

Simeon 82 

Rev. Amos 157 

Abigail W 86 

Charles P 86 

Bliss, Abigail 130 

Wid. Margaret 110 

Samuel IJO 

Ebenezer 110 

Jedediah 110 

Rachel HO 

Mariam 110 

Alex 110 

Margaret Ill 

Abigail Ill 

Edmund Ill 



Page. 

Bliss, Alex 11] 

Margaret Ill 

Thomas W Ill 

Richard Ill 

Thomas W Ill 

Edmund Ill 

Elijah Ill 

Gen. Jacob 115 

Col. John 115 

Jacob Jun 115 

. Emily 115 

Lieut. Timothy 115 

Doct. Jonathan 117 

Doct. Pelatiah 117 

Pelatiah 117 

Hon. Moses 130 

Brewer, Rev. Dan' el 117 

Daniel Jim 117 

Katherine 118 

Nathaniel 118 

Eunice 118 

Doct. Chauncv 118 

Amy \ 118 

Lucy 118 

Kate 118 

Charles 118 

Anne 118 

Belden, Rev. Pomeroy. . • . 169 

Baldwin, Elnathan 147 

Burnel, Hannah 179 

Bishop, Eliza 152 

Boltwood, Solomon 169 

Lieut. Solomon 169 

Ballantine, Rev. John 154 

Ball, Rev. Nehemiah 154 

Bryant, Benjamin 180 

Bullard, Paul 161 

Bridgman, James 101 

Sarah 101 

James 101 

Sally M 101 

Henry 101 

Joseph Cook 101 

Capt. Orlando 192 

Hon. John 193 

Ruth 195 



INDEX. 



213 



Page. 

Bridgman, Miranda 193 

Thomas 101 

Thomas 102 

Thomas 1 02 

Elizabeth 102 

William 102 

Betsey 102 

Bradley, Gratia 197 

Merab 197 

Beamon, Limon 181 

Hannah 181 

Bardwell, Elijah 190 

Bnrk, Maj. John 190 

Burnham, Phineas 205 

Burr, Jonathan 208 

Clarke, Lieut. William.... 13 

Clark, Mercy 18 

Kachel •• 18 

Sam'l 23 

Rebecka 27 

Martha 28 

Sarah 29 

Dorcas 38 

Martha 4o 

Seth D 60 

Lem'l C 60 

Lemuel 59 

Lucretia 59 

Ezra 53 

Martha 53 

Anna 51 

Zeurah 61 

Charlotte 61 

William 67 

Josiah 67 

Mary 67 

Dea. Josiah 68 

Sophia 69 

Eunice 160 

Rozel 160 

Medad 160 

Martha 88 

Lydia 91 

Lucinda 91 

Christopher 91 

Elizabeth W 91 



Page. 

Clark, John P 91 

Achsa 92 

A. M 92! 

Sylvester 99 I i 

Church, Sylvia 100 ! | 

Cook, Major Aaron 14 | j 

Joseph 60 M 

Dea. Noah 60 

Elijah 60, 1 

Abigail 60 i| 

Capt. Joseph 59 

Justin 58 

Capt. Joseph 55 

Lydia 55 

Emeline 61 

Enos 61 

Hannah 61 j [ 

• Capt'nNoah 162 i 

Carpenter, Hon. Benjamin. 195 j| 

Cotton, John 204 j j 

Clark, Wniiam 93 ji 

Jerusha 93 j| 

Mary 93'! 

Lucius 93 j j 

Miranda 94 

Sarah 94 !| 

Thomas 203 !| 

Cooley,Earl 121 || 

Curtis, Nathaniel 17 i j 

Samuel 90 i j 

Corse, Eben'r 164 

Sarah 163:! 

Chauncy, Rev. Isaac ^ ^^ 1 1 

Clap, Cap. Preserved 19^. 

Mehetable 201! 

Capt. Roger 30 ' 

Suply 35 

Hannah 35 

Ehzabeth 38 

Suply 52 

Lucretia 53 

: Ezra 151 

' Thomas 160" 

Maj'r Jonathan 163 

Cap. Luther 164 i| 

Tirzah 164 1! 



214 



INDEX. 



Pdje 

Clapp, Thomas Rev 210 

Clap, Roger 16o 

Anny 1 65 

Preserved 88 

Sarah 88 

Eliphaz 88 

Rachel 88 

Cushman, Thomas 202 

Cooley Abigal 119 

Cole, Cvrus P 123 

Child, "Ami 123 

William 123 

Chapin, Abilene 110 

Japhat 110 

Sarah 110 

John P 124 

Erastus S 124 

Francis N 1 24 

Arabilla 125 

Callender, M. C 123 

Colton, Elizabeth 113 

Capt'n Thomas 144 

Capt. Isaac 1 45 

Coleman, Doct. Seth 170 

Cutler, Doct. Robert 170 

Doct. Isaac G 171 

DooHttle, Rev. W. N 60 

Dwit, Nathaniel 136 

D wight, Clarissa 56 

Caroline W 56 

Margaretta 56 

Francis H 55 

Timothy E 55 

Sarah 112 

Hon. Thomas 121 

Hannah 121 

Hon. Jonathan 121 

Margaret 122 

James S 122 

Mary S 122 

James S 122 

Jonathan 122 

Hannah 122 

Thomas 128 

Sarah 129 

Timothy E 85 



Dwight, WiUiam H 

I Josiah 

I Thoma:3 

Dickauson, Marv 

Drake, William H 

[Draper, Rev. Ichabod.. 

jDewev, Francis A 

I David L 

James C 

Edward J 

Heiuy C 

Dickenson, Capt. James 

Josiah 

Wealthv 

Seth H 

Caroline 

Cotton 

Olive 

Rev. Austin 

Samuel F 

Lucretia G 

Dea. Obadiah 

Hannah 

Ilepzibah 

Day, Samuel 

Major John 

Mary 

Drak, Mary 

Dyer, Benjamm 

Drayton, Hannah 

Dixon, Ruth 

Eaton, Theopilus Esq. . 
Edwards, Eben 

Jonathan 

Jerusha 

Ebenezer 

Lucy 

Mary 

Nathaniel 

Elizabeth , 

Elisha 

Frank 

Stanley 

Timothy 

Timothv 

Oo-den E 



Page. 

85 
85 
85 

207 

207 

168 
72 
76 
96 
96 
96 
73 I 
74 
74 
74 
74 
74 
74 

170 

170 

170 

173 

184 

184 

140 

140 

140 

143 

155 

105 
84! 

210 
24 
36 
36 
38 
38 
73 
73 
74 

127 

127 

127 

161 

162 
94 

I 



INDEX. 



21i 



Pafre. 

Edwards, Catherine 95 

Mary S 95 

Thomas S 95 

Eugene 95 

Pomeroy 95 

Harriet 95 

Eudns, Rebeccah 138 

Ely, Ensign John. 137 

Dea. John 137 

Mercy 137 

Caleb 137 

Samuel 137 

Mary 138 

MaryWid 138 

Dorcas 138 

Mary 139 

Anna 139 

Seth 139 

Pamilia 139 

Samuel 140 

Major John 141 

Edmund 153 

FrankHn 153 

Flint, Hannah W 77 

F. S 182 

Fairfield, Abigal 21 

Prvdence 21 

Freedom, Susan 118 

Foot, Adonijah 130 

Adonijah 130 

Fowler, Porter 152 

Mary 207 

Hon. Samuel 155 

Jemima 155 

Samuel 155 

FarroU, Andrew 202 

Fenner 95 

Forward, E,ev. Justice 191 

French, William 196 

Forrist, Capt. Thomas 196 

E. G 1 

Glover, John 109 

Gray, Sarah 100 

'Edward 201 

Garnsey, Isaac 50 

Grant, Thankful 152 

Gere, Edward 158 



Page. 

Graves, Joel 189 

Abigal 63 

Elisha 64 

Catherine 64 

Edward 64 

Edward B 95 

Timothy 96 

Goodwin, E-ev. D. E 158 

Dea. John 208 

Gunn, John 144 

Gould, Ilev. Vinson 166 

Granger, Almira 96 

Gilbert, Elizabeth 198 

Hills, Jonathan Esq 209 

Holyoke, Mary 108 

Hale, Octavia 161 

Sarah 120 

Almira 120 

Rev. Enoch 161 

Hayden, Josiah. 157 

Josiah 158 

Hobart, Priscilla 202 

Hastings, Hon. John 174 

Hunt, Capt. Jared 160 

Hayes, Ilev. Joel 176 

Hinsdale, Rebeckah 189 

Huntington, H. B. H 104 

H. S 104 

H. M. H 104 

Huggins, John 119 

Hitchcock, Luke 119 

Azubah 198 

Hosmer, Thomas 13 

H. C 14 

H. T 14 

Hunt, Deacon Jonathan.. 15 

John 16 

Jonathan 32 

Thankful 32 

Elizabeth 37 

Dea. Ebenezer 37 

Col'n Seth 49 

John 49 

Esther 49 

Sarah 66 

Hon. Ebenezer 66 

Abner 66 



216 



INDEX. 



Pag'e. 

Hunt, Sarah 67 

Wm. King 67 

Elisabeth 67 

Martha H 71 

Ebenezer 71 

Maria L 71 

John 71 

Samuel H 71 

David 71 

Wealthy 71 

Luther ' 76 

Luther 76 

Medad 76 

Susan 76 

Frederick 77 

Ann M 128 

Susan A 128 

Henshaw, Hon. Samuel... 72 

Eliza 72 

Martha 72 

Hooker, Lucy A 120 

Rev. John 20 

Sarah 43 

John 119 

Sarah 119 

Richard 120 

Clarissa 120 

Charles 86 

Mary 86 

Sarah D 86 

Hinckley, Dorothy 78 

Hon. SEimuel 79 

Dolly A 79 

Dolly A 79 

Phebe E 79 

George 79 

Hovkins, Maria 70 

^Wille 70 

Rev. Samuel 135 

^annum Joseph 69 

Eliza A 69 

HaNvley, Lidia 24 

Lieut. Joseph 24 

Hon. Joseph 24 

Rebeka 24 

Hale, Experience 143 



Page. 

Hale, Hezekiah 143 

Holbrook, Pelatiah 21 

Hulbert, James 52 i 

Mary 52 j 

Hall, Jonathan 50 | 

Healy, Cap. Joshua 180 } 

Hinsdale, Mehuman 182 t 

Hawks, Col. John 183 | 

EKzabeth 183 j 

Hunt, Hon. Jonathan 194 i 

Susannah 1 94 I 

Gen. Ardad 195 | 

SaUy 195 t 

Arad 195 j 

Hinsdale,, Rebeckah 109 | 

Ligols, Abigal 84 j 

Ives, Maj. Mathew 151 | 

Ingersol, Paul 151 

Capt. John 152 

LS 53 

Judd, Simeon 16 

Thomas 18 

William 25 

Sylvester 159 

Hannah 160 

Solomon 162 

Hophni 162 

Rev. Jonathan J 66 

Jakubowski, A. A. J. M. . . 100 

Judd, Sylvester 166 

Jonathan 167 

I David 89 

Sarah 89 

Da\'id 89 

Spencer 89 

Eliza S 89 

Charles S 89 

Jack, John 200 

Keep, EKzabeth 144 

D. J. Esq 209 

Jones, William Esq 209 

Hannah 210 

KeUogg, Mary 133 

Anne 154 

Jonathan 171 

Mary 171 



INDEX. 



217 



Kellogg, Lois ] 7 1 

Chester 171 

Ira.., wl 

Kingsbur^^, Doct. Sam'l. ... 1 24 

Jemima 124 

Charles L 124 

K. 1 14 

K.B 17 

King, Benjamin io 

Hannah 22 

Hannah 45 

Samuel 45 

Thankful 42 

Daniel 42 

Mary 42 

John 77 

Rachel 77 

Phineas 165 



Kingsley, John. 

Sarah 

Suply 

Moses 

Mary, 



32 

33 

33 

37j 

37 1 

Marv 45 : 

Enos 83 ' 

Rebecca 83 i 

John 1 65 I 

Charles P 95 

Charles B 95 I 

Lathrop, Cap. Thomas.... 185 . 

Le Baron, Doc. Lazarus, . . 202 | 

Lothrop, Col. Isaac 203 ; 

Liman, Livt. John 14 

Joseph 14 

Moses 15 

Eunice 20 

L. M 20 ; 

Lyman, Martha 28 | 

Catherin 28 | 

Zadok 29 

Gideon Esq 29 

Abigal 44 

Joseph 44 

Jemima 48 

Capt. WilHam 50 

Sophia H 64 

19 



Page 

L^^nan, EHsha 44 

Jonathan H 65 

Abigal 77 

Henry 73 

Thomas 80 

Parces 80 

Rev. Henry 83 

Jonathan 121 

Submit 1 55 

Capfn Azariah 1 62 

Benjamin^ 166 

Mary 166 

Mindwell 87 

Joseph 90 

Elizabeth 90 

Frances 90 

Gen. WiUiam 1 04 

Jerusha ; . . 105 

Ludden, Nathaniel 105 

Lord, Fidelia 1 59 

Lord, Rev. Henry 159 

Lord, Rev. Chester 158 

Loomis, Amos 17 

Lewis, Thankful 49 

Lankton, John 61 

Leonard, Cynthia 137 

Tamer.' 137 

Marv 137 

Harriet 146 

Delia 146 

Langford, Rachel 87 

L. B 87 

L. D 88 

Mills, Hon. E. H 80 

Sarah 80 

George F 80 

Miller, Livt. John 18 

Hannah 19 

Abraham 21 

Mann, Elias 57 

Asenath 58 

Mather, Doc. Sam! 30 

Martha 31 

Mather, William 47 

Eunice 47 

Elisha 48 



r 



^15 



DTDEX. 



Joseph.. 









Jo6ei>h. 



Z. S. 



A 



X« 



llo 



13^: 

17r 

1^; 
141 
Ui 
141 
142 
142 
142 
179 
1-53 
152 
&^ 

c-i 

94 

94 

197 

172 

170 

170 

1< 5 

207 

207 

63 

63 

149 

1-57 

1«I9 



: z^-z-— 120 

:.rTS 120 

:^, U 

Wait lo 

Sarah 21 

Cape John 21 

Joseph Esq 24 

J<Aa 2o 

TBraahrtii %5 




P233on5, lieat. 23 ( ; 

Capt, Ebenezer 25 i 

M«^ 25 f 

Mercy 25 

Zaniee 25 , 

26 

2S' 

32 . 

John 33 ■ 

"Wiliiam 50 

62!, 

Phineas 63 " 

Phineas Juju 63 

Nancy. 63 ; 

John *. 159 ; 

Lrdia 160 ' 

Elizabedi Icvi 

Hat. David I65 

Eonice 16S J 

Moses 96 

Pease, Eichard 5 92 ^ 

Pnnry. Dea- Medad 16 ! 

Pamerov, Capt John 33 , 

CoL Seth .S4 

Mary 37 

Lydla 44 

Dea-Ebenezer 48- 

Phoebe 52 

Eachd. 53 

Elizabeth 50 

Qnartxis 51 

Sarah 66 

-A.sahel 75 

HanT^ah 75 

Susannah 75 

Minam 75 

" 75 

76 

165 

88 

179 1 
169 P 
132 



Perk I rift, iiev. Nathan.. 

Porter, Capt. Moses .... 

Elizabeth 1-34 

Eleazer 135 



INDEX. 



:>19 ; 



Partridge, Oliver 17-5 

Anna 1*5 

Park, Gen. Wareham 153 

Ph.pniT. Elizabeth. 69 

Phelps. Abi^ "20 

M.rv -27 

Samuel - • 

Pvnchon, Edward 113 

Wm m 113 

Hon. John '11 

Amv Ill 

TVHiiam HI 

Malxitable H'- 

Hon. John 11- 

ilararare • 1'- 

Johii 11^ 

Bathshua ' 1 - 

Phebe H- 

John 11- 

William 11^ 

Katherine 1 1- 

Hon. J«>^epll 11- 

Edward 11- 

^lUi;uu 113 

Sarah 113 

Gev-vrire 1 1-5 

Maj. William H^ 

Lucv 113 

Johii H3 

Pre>eott. Eb^nexer 2^ 

Preston. John 17-5 

Packarvi. J H 1-0 

r Pitkin, AMiliam E>q -06 

RusselL Stephen 1 1^ 

Archelans 1 1^^ 

Rebekah 131^ 

K<?v. John '32 

R.M S^^ 

Russell. Rach^ S9 

Laurti ^0 

RumriU, Susan 1 ^2 

Root, John 1^^ 

Moses 131 

Dea. Joseph 1 52 

Robbins, Jaae 1^=? 

Sellon, Dr. William E 17 1 

'[Seymour, S«rahN 1^ 



St. ♦ * * Noah 13 j 

Strong?. Eben ^ - 

Et«i ^ 

Aaron 22 

Eitasrn Noah ^5 

Jooathan ^~ 

Elizabeth '-' 

Caleb -S 

Phebe *S 

Rev. J<Keph 1-5S 

Jane 1->S 

Jonathan S* 

Rachel §7 

Caleb ^l 

Sarah ^* 

Sarah ^"^ 

Edward 97 ^. 

Phebe »^ ; 

Philip ^\ 

Julia A ^ t 

Elizabeth C 9S I 

JuliaM ^ \ 

Rev Caleb ^ 

MariaC ^ 

TheodvKe W : 

JuhaA ^\ 

MarthaA ^' 

SarahH ^\ 

Simeon !•* i 

Shepherd Thosnas ^l 

'^Catherine ^ 

Elizabeth ^ 

Smith. CoL William US t 

Jame^B 129 

Easii:ne Chileab 131*^ 

R^T. Jonaihan 13* 

Chester 134 

Expeiienee ^ 

Smih, rdxabeth 133 " 

Stookbrtd^. EliMbeih . - - • 1-29 

Dorothy A 1^ 

Scott, John 1^ 

S^o^seant, Thomas 126 

Jr.- 1;^ 

Ellen 1^1 

Mary 1^' 

Saow, Corddia ^ , 



220 



XDEX. 



Smeed. Mindwell 4J 

Starkweatlier, Charles 62 

Roxana 62 

Patrr 62 

Sites, Mary 116 

Ensign Increase 116 

Marv 116 

Steams, \Villiam A 1 29 

Sanborn, Susan 121 

Scutt, Capt James 1 26 

Elizaberh 126 

Sheldon. Katron 16 

Dea Thomas 25 

Mary So 

Ebenezer 3-5 

Stokes, Rev. R. S Uo 

Sheldon. Xoah 1-50 

Stoddard, Rev. Sol 23 i 

Esther 31 

Hon. John 34 

Prudence 34 

Hannah 34 

Martha 42 

Eunice 43 

Bavid ... 43 

Solomon Esq 43 

jj Esther 43 

Ij Arthur F 84 

M William B 84 

David T 84 

J i Solomon 100, 

! iStebbins, Gideon 26 ; 

j j Rowland 54 | 

Thc«aas 54 

Joseph 54 

Joseph 54 

Joseph 54 

Mary 54 

Joseph -54 

Eunice 54 

Clarissa 53 

Festus 1 30 

Sherman, Roger 209 

Tillotson. Hervev S3 

:,Todd, William .'. 62 

iThompson, Mary C 1 08 



Turner. David 

Electa 

Achsa 

Soda • • ■ 

Thaver, Sarah 

Asa 

Tappan, Benjamin . 

George 

Sarah 

Taylo-, Margaret . . 

Samuel 

Rev. Edward . 

Rhoda 

Hon. Eldad . . . 

Thankful 

Ruth 

Capt. James — 

Beniamin 

Tabor. Charlotte S. . 
Tute. Jonathan . . . . 

Amos 

Jemima 

James 

Townsend, Robert . 

Upham, 

Watson, George . . . 
Wright, MaryT 

Samuel 

Sarah 

Hezekiah 

John 

Ajnne 

Phebe 

Experience . . . 

Capt. Xoah . . . 

Sarah 

Miriam ...... 

Selah 

Esther 

Asa 

Xoah 

Timothy 

EKzaberh 

Elizabeth M. C. 

Asahel 

Asahel 



Oi I 

57 \ 
51 I 
51 i 

159 'i 

161 \l 

68 1 

68 1; 

68 j 

143 I 

150 li 

150 i 

150 

150 

150 , 

151 i 
154;' 
180 ii 
100 ii 
191 , 
194 
194 ' 
194; 
210i| 

203 I 
17 
23 
23 
30 
31 
32 
33 
39 
39 
39 
39 
46 
46; 
55 i 
52 { 

51 r 

72 h 
72 ! 
72 i 



INDEX. 



221 



Pa?e. 

Wright Henry, 72 

Harriet 72 

Elizabeth 73 

Ephraim 78 

Moses 78 

I Lieut. Abel 110 

! Benjamin 116 

Catherine 163 

Capt. Stephen 163 

Esther 161 

Hezekiah 102 

Theodore 103 

Seth 103 

Georgiana 103 

Woodbridge, Rev. Timothy 1 74 

John 176 

Col. Enggles 1 76 

Tr\-phena 1 76 

Martha 176 

"SVarriner, Enos James 12-5 

Martha 125 

Lieut. James ] 2-5 

Thomas 125 

Ensn Ebenezer 125 

\NTiitfield, Rev. George ... 199 

Womer, Eleazer 133 

Ware, Wm. H 124 

Mary E 124 

Westgarre, John 131 

Waldo, Clarissa 104 

Wamen, Mary 173 

Warner, Titus 172 

Sarah 179 

Daniel 64 

Phoebe 64 

WTutnev, Sarah W 91 

William D 91 

Margaretta 02 

Alice C 92 

Ellen D 92 

Mercy 198 

Washburn, Rev. Royal. ... 168 

WTiitman, Elizabeth' 204 

Wait, Ebenezer 19 

Simeon 165 

Wood, David G 87 

19* 



: I 



Par* t 

Walker, Jacob 174 | 

AVhipple, Timothv 198 | 

■\Miite,Job '. 73 1 

Lewis 7.3 I 

Eunice 138 !| 

Pcrsis 179 ji 

Marv IcO 

Wells, Abigal 35 

Sarah H 89 

Dea. Thomas 184 

Obed 186 

Williams, Rev. Sol 68 

Miranda 58 

Julia 59 

Mrs. Mar^- 58 

Eleazer ." 128 

Charlotte 128 

Hon. Israel 173 

Sarah 174 

Col Ephraim 182 

Thomas 182 

Rev. John 183 

Eunice 183 i, 

Abigal 183 1; 

Webster, John 135 I! 

Worthington, Marv 1*^ I 

Seth '. 146!! 

Capt. Jona 147 |] 

Phcebe 147'' 

Svbil 147 

Lucv 148 

Job '. 148 

John 148 

Abia 148 

WeUs, Asa 189 

Williams, Jervmv R 207 

Wood, Obadiah * 205 

Williams, Rev. Eliph. D. D. 205 

Woodbridge, Content 206 

WiUiams, Marv 208 

Wolcott, Roser Esq 208 

Wright, Sarah 103 

Sarah 105 

Samuel ^^'^ 

Yeomans, James 154 



ERRATA, UMISSlOiNS, &C. 



J. Lyman, p. 135, died and was buried at York, Me. 

In annals, p. xi. Rev. E. P. Kogers, now of Augusta, Ga., was 
pastor of the Edwards Church, from 1844, to 1848. 

Methodist Chiux-h organized 1843 ; Rev. W. Ward, first pastor, 
succeeded by M. Dwight, W. R. Bagnell, C. Baker, and J. W. 
Mowry. 

P. xii. The pastors of the Baptist Church have been Rev. B. 
WiUard, Abel Brown, Wm. M. DooKttle, H. D. DooHttle, D. M. 
Crane. 

1850. Leeds post-office established, Tho. Musgrave, post-master. 

Page 8, for 500, Church, &c. read 100. 

Page 57, read his for her, 17th line. 

Page 192, 3d line, for employed, read improved. 

Page 192, l8th Kne for, of this town, read of Hinsdale, N. H. 

Page 57, Mr Josiah Clark, ^Etat 92. 

Page 59. Li the 54th year of liis age, under 4th line of Joseph 
Cook's Epitaph. 

Page 62, for June 33, read June 23. 

The ancestor of the families of Day, found in Springfield, "West 
Springfield, South Iladley, and Northampton, was Robert Day, 
one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn, who emigrated from 
England to this country in 1634, and died in 1648, aged 44. His 
eldest son, Thomas, settled at Spring -.eld, and died Dec. 27, 1711. 
Most of the families of the name in Springfield, and West Spring- 
field are descended from liim. His other son, Johx, from whom 
are descended the families in Soiith Hadley, and Northampton, 
(with one or two exceptions,) hved in Hartford, and died in that 
place about 1730. A genealogical register of the numerous des- 
cendants of Robert Day, among whom is Rev. Jeremiah Day, D. 
D., late President of Yale College, containing more than two 
thousand five hundred names, was published at Northampton in 
1848, in an octavo pamphlet 130 pages. 

N. B. Many mscriptions are in the hands of the compiler, 
which could not be inserted in this book, but which are reserved 
for another edition or another volume. 



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E. P. Graves 
A. F. Stone 2 
Ansel Phelps 
L. Merriam 
Edwin A. Clark 
Edward Dewey 



224 PATRONS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 


SPRINGFIELD. 


Isaac Rindge Jr. 


George Ashman 3 


L. H. Gaylord 


Fred Dwight 5 


A. C. Markham 


Edward A. Morris 2 


C. White 


David K. Lee 2 


O. A. Seamans 


John B. Stebbins2 


Geo. W. Mirick 1 


R. A. Chapman 2 


Luke Bardwell 


Cyrus Cole 2 


L. F. Kellogg 


Richard Bliss 2 


W. W. Kellogg 


James D. Brewer 


Robt. Crossett 


James Brewer 2d 


Lorenzo Norton j 


Henry Brewer Jr. 


William Bryant | 


Samuel L. Parson? 


Henry Smith j 


Geo. W. Rice 


. WORCESTER. ! 


Charles Stearns 


Francis H. Dewey ! 


S. D. Holman 


EASTHAMPTON | 


S. Upson 


J. P. Snow : 


1 Samuel Bowles 


HADLEY. ' 


J. G. Holland ^ 


John Wood bridge j 


Joel Kendall 


Joseph Smith 


Rufus Sikes 


Elihu Dickinson 


R. Shurtleff 


Eleazor Porter j 


Edward W. Gere 


Samuel S. Hibbard 


W. W. Lee 


HATFIELD. 




Josiah Brown ' 


i Lewis Warriner 
G. &- C. Merriam 


WEST SPRINGFIELD. 
Sewall White 


A. G. Pease 


Daniel Merrick ' 


Josiah Hooker 


SOUTH HADLEY. 'i 


John Hooker 


David Turner 


E. W. Dickinson 


Alonzo Bardwell 


C. P. Nichols 


LONGMEADOW. 


Simon Sanborn 


Geo. W. Callender I 


Elam Stockbridge 


HAYDENVILLE, ! 


Josiah B. Allen 


Joe Hayden 10 


E. A. Holcomb 


NORTHAMPTON. i 


William Bridgman 


Daniel Stebbins 4 M 


Lucius C. Allin 


Benjamin Barrett 2 j' 


Joseph H. Damon 


William Allen 3 ' 



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J. H. Butler 4 


Edwin Kingsley j 


John G. Musgrave2 


Lyman Kingsley | 


j Henry Bright 2 


Quartus Kingsley 


: Miles G. Moies 5 


N. H. Felton 


! John }Iannum2 


Samuel Wells 


Cephas Clark 2 


J. D. Wells 


j Charles A. Dewey 5 


Eliel Barnard 


Benjamin North 2 


Asahel S. Abell 


Martin B Graves 2 


A. G. Abell 


Daniel VV. Clark 2 


M. 'J'. Moody 


J. Boies 


Joseph S. Brown 


George E. Day 


Charles C. Clapp 


James Hibben 


Levi Strong 


1 Lewis Strong 


Enos Clark 


|J. D. Whitney 


John Lyman Clark 


S. L. Hinckley 


Amasa D. Wade 


1 Osmyn Baker 


J. H. Fowle 


JEliph. Williams 


J. P. Strong 


! Daniel Thompson 2 


T. J. Trundy ! 


j Ansel Wright 2 


Chauncey Clark i 


James Thompson 


Sylvester Graham 


Sylvester Bridgmaa 


David Strong 


John Bridgman 


Seth Hunt 


1 Sidney E. Bridgman 


Josiah Hunt 


i Joseph C. Bridgman 


Joel Hunt 


Edward Wirner 


Henry S. Gere 


i W. A. Arnold 


S. xM. Smith 


i W. F. Arnold 


Charles F. Graves 


j William Pease 


Thomas Pomeroy 


Cordial Crane 


Edward Parsons 


1 A. W. Thayer 


S. C. Parsons 


' Lewis S. Hopkins 


Lyman Parsons i 


|S. W. Hopkins 


Josiah Parsons 1 


Ebenezer Phelps 


Edward C. Strong 


William C. Prentiss 


Josiah W. Smith 


George Cook 


William PL Stoddard 


C. M. Kinney 


Solomon Stoddard 


j Elijah Abbott 


C. K. Hawks j 



226 PATRONS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 


Charles Collins 


David Joy 


T. B. Hutchins 


Porter Nutting 


L. L. Simonds 


Ansel Jewett 


Ebenezer Hancock 


Thomas Walsh 


William B. Atkins 


William F. Pratt 


J. & L. Metcalf 


Samuel R. Baxter 


Daniel Kingsley 


Hiram Stebbins 


H. K. Starkweather jr. 


William A. Hawley 


Edward Clarke 


Jot^eph Allen 


Hervey Smith 


WESTHAMPTON. 


J. R. Dickinson 


Joel Cook 


Moses D. Clark 


Julius Cook 


J. S. Lathrop 
Horace Lyman 


Enoch H. Clark ) „, ., ,, 
E.H.Butler ]P''^^^da 


Isaac Damon, jr. 


T. m.Vlm^X, Auburn, N. Y. 


Theodore Sheldon 


H. Lathrop, Savannah^ Ga. 


Jacob Parsons 


L. T. Stoddard, Boston. 


Alpheus Lyman 


A.T ^iodi\AX^,Glas'ioScfd. 


Joseph B. Lyman 


William Choice, Greenville, 


James Clapp 


S. C , 10 


Porter Underwood 


David C. Judd, Spartan- 


Isaac Damon 


burgh, S. C , 3 


A. P. Peck 


Silas Binney, Weymouth 


Rufus Ellis 


Erastus Hodman \ Williams- 
Fred'ck Thayer j burgh 


D. M. Crane 


Jabez French 


J. C. Clark, Jenksville. 


Charles Walker 


Myron Lawrence ) Belcher- 
Porter Bridgman ) toum. 


Theodore Burt 


John B Graves 


Park Warner, Granby 


James Dunlap 


Thomas Robbins, Hartford, 


Christopher Clarke 


Conn , 2 


Pliny Russell 


J. B. Bridgman, Sacramento ^ 


George Burrows 


California. 


Justin Cook 


William Ames, Dedham, 2.! 


William Lawrence 


BRATTLEBORO, VT. 


j Isaac Clark 


W. H. Rockwell 


1 A. H. Edwards 


R. Wesselhoef 


Oliver Judd 


John B. Miner 



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George H. Salisbury 

J. W. Campbell 

Roswell Hunt 2 

J. J. Crandall 

Albert Worthington 

Geo. W. Pratt 

Jean Bisonette 

E. J. Carpenter 

George Howe 

Morris Builer 4 Buf ah, N Y. 



John Hunt \ t^ xr. 

E. Howe / ^'^'^^"' ^^• 
EH. Barston ( Walpole, 
W. P. Tilden j N. H. 

NEW YORK. 
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Sumner Clark 



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